to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
doorknob; door knob; door handle
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
please (give me); please (do for me)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
release; liberation; acquittal
little by little; bit by bit
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done