drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
senior high school; high school
club activities; extracurricular activities
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
2nd day of the month; two days
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
attendance; presence; appearance
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
surveillance camera; security camera
late at night; at a late hour
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
table tennis club; ping-pong club
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to visit frequently; to haunt
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
club activities; extracurricular activities
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze