poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
why; how; for what reason
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
existence; being; presence
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
4th day of the month; four days
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
senior high school; high school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Saitama Prefectural Police (abbr)
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)