lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
power; authority; jurisdiction
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
influence; clout; leverage
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
about this time; about now
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
bento; Japanese box lunch
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
not limited to; not just ...
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet