after that; afterwards; thereafter
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
cancellation of a contract
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
because of; owing to; due to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
don't you think?; indicates question
March; third month of the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
Shinjuku Ward; Shinjuku City