search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
police; police officer; police station
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
section manager; section chief
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
two persons; two people; pair; couple
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
really; truly; indeed; good grief
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
that is to say; so that means
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
presence (impressive quality)