official announcement; proclamation
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
place to die; place of death
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(someone else's) daughter
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
first meeting; first contest between
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody