in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
popular name; common name; given name
literally; to the letter; literal
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
beginning; outset; first; onset
although I say; although one might say; although called
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
something like ...; something called ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
direct control; direct supervision