lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
practice; practising; experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
adds force or indicates command
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous