damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
successively; one after another
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
death; decease; passing away
20th day of the month; 20 days
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
three; three years of age
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
university graduate; having graduated from university
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
security firm; security company
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to do without being seen; to do behind others' backs; to do secretly; to do without the knowledge of others
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
job title; name of one's position
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to need; to call for; to require
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start