close to the wall; alongside the wall
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
life; living; I; me; student
person who has rendered distinguished service
one's possessions; ownership
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
wood-block printing; publication
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
after death; posthumously
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
genius; prodigy; natural gift
library (usu. single-room); small library
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
genuine article; real thing; real deal
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
instruction; direction; briefing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation