to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
four (long cylindrical things)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to have a rumor circulating
to manage something successfully; to be successful
failure; mistake; blunder
pupil; student; schoolchild
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
a person without a single relative
preparatory phase; preparatory period
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)