way of talking; speaking style
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
light; faint; pale; fleeting
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
decision; determination; resolution
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
family; members of a family
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
another school; other schools
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
though; notwithstanding; although
that day; the very same day
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
surveillance camera; security camera
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release