very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
waste thread; lint; fluff
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
have a pain in one's chest
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
space development; space exploration
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
equality; impartiality; evenness
form of government; system of government; polity
ending up right back where one started
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to establish; to formulate
since one was born; (in) all one's life