good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
impossible; unlikely; improbable
flight; desertion; escape
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
all; entire; whole; altogether
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
consequence; outcome; result; blame
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
arrestee; person arrested
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
offender; criminal; culprit
police; police officer; police station
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!