fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
the world in general; society; convention
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
neighbourhood; neighborhood
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
few decades; many decades; several decades
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
hundred points; perfect mark
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit