bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
distant look; faraway look
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
jail sentence; imprisonment
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to come to one's senses; to calm down
reconciliation; make peace with
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar