together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
door; gate; opening; title page
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stop walking; to pause
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
it is not (like that) either
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pupil; student; schoolchild
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
chair; stool; post; office; position
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
surroundings; environs; circumference
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common