water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
just one person; only one
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be itching to put one's skills to use
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
do-or-die game; crucial contest
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
not counting (as anything significant)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
not counted (in the score); not tallied
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
simply; merely; only; solely
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
day (as in holiday); daytime
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
calamity; misfortune; disaster
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one