understanding person; supporter
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
episode; anecdote; vignette
pupil; student; schoolchild
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
essence; true nature; substance; reality
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to kill by burning to death
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
winner; victor; conqueror
loser; defeated person; the defeated
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
(find) common (meeting) ground
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?