apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
individual; private person; personal; private
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
together; at the same time; same; identical
at that time; in those days
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
as (for); for; in the capacity of
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
going around; patrol; round; tour
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam