primary school; elementary school; grade school
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
by myself; in person; by oneself
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
after a long time; for the first time in a while
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
electricity; (electric) light
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to have a talk; to tell a story
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream