strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
having ended; being resolved
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
arrest; apprehension; capture
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
of course; certainly; naturally
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
one's possessions; ownership
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
March; third month of the lunar calendar
death from prostration; death from emaciation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph