the other day; a few days ago
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
same crime; being equally guilty
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
previous engagement; prior contract
should not be; must not be
calorie counting; calorie calculation
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
winter vacation; winter holidays
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
fried prawns; fried shrimp
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady