koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
conduct; behavior; behaviour
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
good (place to leave off); convenient
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
as always; as ever; though it's always the case