national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
very popular; highly favoured
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
current student; enrolled student
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
schoolgirl; female student
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
influence; clout; leverage
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
police; police officer; police station