faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
infant; baby; little child
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to underrate; to make light of
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
peace preservation; security; safety
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
public institution; public organization; official body
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
big problem; major issue; big controversy
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug