to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
how; in what way; how about
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness