poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
looking on from afar; being a spectator
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
a little bit; a little while
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
amiable; affable; likable
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer