though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
tradition; legend; folklore
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in the mountains; among the mountains
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to make sure of the truth
to find out; to discover; to detect
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
making an attempt; trial run
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
how long; how much; to what extent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave