evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
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)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
blood relationship; blood relative
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
process; course; mechanism
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be worried; to be troubled
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be at a loss for words
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
young girl; lass; adolescent female
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
reason; cause; circumstances
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
postwar period; period after Second World War
while; during; performed in this condition
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
individual; private person; personal; private
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
duty; obligation; responsibility
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be lacking in options; to be too few