just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
settlement; solution; resolution
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
genuine article; real thing; real deal
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
Japanese person; Japanese people
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
letting (someone) die without helping
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
intelligence operative; spy
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
motherland; fatherland; native country
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
the other day; a few days ago
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
because of; owing to; due to
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
by myself; in person; by oneself