Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
offender; criminal; culprit
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
besides; in addition; also; moreover
temporary absence from school
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be worn down; to be reduced