going upstream; swimming upstream
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
concord; Concord; Concorde
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(necessary) personnel; required person
main force; chief object; mainline
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
exactly as stated; verbatim
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to come and go; to go back and forth
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
suited figure; person in a suit
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
shady; underhanded; questionable
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
company; corporation; workplace
new product; new line (of products)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming