to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
breakthrough; great discovery
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
two (long cylindrical things)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
in perfect form; going swimmingly
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
together; at the same time; same; identical
irrational (line of) argument
tedious; boring; being fed up with
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to smash violently; to crush
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
summertime; summer season
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
donation; presentation; gift
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips