only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
adds force or indicates command
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
until now; so far; up to the present
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)