established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
faction; denomination; communion
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
on bad terms; at loggerheads
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
schoolgirl; female student
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
increased volume or quantity
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
scandal; deplorable event
person concerned; interested party; related party
number of days (times) one has attended
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to feel inferior; to feel small
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
(dead) end; end of the line
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
such a thing; something like that
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design