to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
aquatic products; fisheries
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
stingfish (Inimicus japonicus); scorpion fish; stonefish
existence; possession; having; limited company
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to win and advance to the next round
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
superior; superiors; senior
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
headquarters; head office; main office
to gather; to collect; to assemble
later on; eventually; afterwards
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
summer season; summer; summertime
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)