fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to split; to be split; to splinter
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
serious wound; serious injury
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
survival; survivor; relic
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
useless resistance; vain struggle
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
while; even though; despite
government forces; loyalist army
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
job hunting; job searching
university student; college student
to employ; to hire; to charter
indescribable; having no way to express
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
official announcement; proclamation
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
verbal message; word (from someone)
three; three years of age
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill