to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
around the clock; day and night
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
birds of a feather flock together
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
schoolgirl; female student
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
difficult to ...; hard to ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
somewhat below; slightly below
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
comparatively; relatively
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
alone; by oneself; on one's own
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein