striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
ignorant of the ways of the world
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
on the sea; surface of the sea
personal; individual; private
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
other side; opposite side; other party
firm; strong; solid; stable
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
there being no use in arguing (about it)
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
Seto Oohashi; Great Seto Bridge
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
on the occasion of; at the time of
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to become better; to improve