ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
performance of one's official duties
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
to stay calm; to keep cool
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
representative; exemplary; model
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
general idea; concept; notion
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
for a while; for some time; for a period
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
have a good day; take care; see you
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
every person; each one; everybody
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)