earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
reconciliation; make peace with
to come to one's senses; to calm down
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
jail sentence; imprisonment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
every single word and phrase; word by word
don't worry; there's no need to worry
distant look; faraway look
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
official announcement; proclamation
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to cry and shout; to scream
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
mass communication; mass media
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
(temporary) closure of school
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend