crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
arrest; apprehension; capture
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
murder; homicide; manslaughter
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
whispering into a person's ear
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
ill-bred; poorly brought up
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
serious crime; grave crime
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
superior; excellent; fine
to concern; to be related