meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to feel depressed; to be down
practice; practising; experience
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
family; members of a family
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
possible; likely; probable
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
with a start; with a jump
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
relatively; comparatively
true character; real nature
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring