father; dad; husband; you; he
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
serious; not joking; straight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
headquarters; head office; main office
to raise one's voice; to shout
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
another's parent; another's parents
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to rise; to erect; to get up
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(medical) doctor; physician
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
summer cold (illness); summer flu
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
trivial; not amounting to much
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe