water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
marine life; marine organism
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
internal organs; viscera; intestines
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
society; the world; the times
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
calamity; disaster; accident
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
to do for (the sake of someone else)
president (of a society); chairman
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to go out and away; to leave
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person