quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
black rotary-dial telephone
public telephone; pay phone
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
ago; since; before; previous
in good health; alive and well; going strong
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
cancellation of a contract
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
bungalow; one-story house
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
divide into four pieces; one fourth
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
answering machine; answer phone
to call again; to call someone back
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case