outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
because of; owing to; due to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to say; to be called; to do
cooperation; collaboration
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
every place; various places
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
article; news story; report; account
blank period; window period; interregnum
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
newspaper story (article, account)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to claim victims; to cause casualties
company president; manager; director
reduced-size edition (e.g. of a book); pocket edition; compact edition
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution