may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
how many people; a number of people
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
I see; that's right; indeed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
district; section; sector
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one day; (on) a certain day
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section