exactly as stated; verbatim
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to gather; to collect; to assemble
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
connection; link; relationship
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
because of; owing to; due to
authority; power; influence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly