time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
name; given name; first name
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
serious; severe; grave; acute
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
early detection (of an illness)
hygiene; sanitation; health
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
now that; since; so long as; because
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
should; must; -able; probably; likely
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)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
discovery; detection; finding