waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
trip abroad; overseas travel
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
accurate; correct; precise; exact
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start