scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
youthful impetuosity; youthful vitality
whitebait; elver (young eel)
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
pain of love; love troubles
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
photography; taking photographs
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
fast approach; quick intimacy
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to fall in love (with); to love
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to call each other; to call out to one another
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
lottery; lot; raffle; draw