to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
while; even though; despite
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
beginning (of a century, etc.)
school inter-class ball-game competition
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
long ago; already; a long time ago
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pupil; student; schoolchild
match; game; bout; contest
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)