joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
many; much; plenty; hardly
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to come from; to have roots in
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
official business; public business
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
older sister; lass; young lady
(writing, painting) brush
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud