formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
such; this sort of; like this
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
closing time; lockup; curfew
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
friend's house; home of a friend
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
wandering; roaming; drifting
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
railroad; railway; rail transport
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to press a question; to cross-examine
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to ascend; to go up; to climb
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
patience; endurance; perseverance