drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
20th day of the month; 20 days
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
living by oneself; living alone
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
copier paper; photocopying paper
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
number of pages; page space
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal