not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
whole face; all over one's face
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
after school (at the end of the day)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
ten; 10; ten years of age
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to shade an account; to add something extra
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
aloneness; loneliness; solitude