Baka to Tesuto to Syokanju:Volume9 The Sixth Question
The Sixth Question
Question: In the following blank, please fill in the correct answer. The meaning will be ‘even with a small force, if one continues to persist, he will succeed’.
“Water droplets (_____)”
Himeji Mizuki’s answer:
“Water droplets (piercing through)”[1]
Teacher’s comment:
That’s correct. This term is created from how ‘tiny rain droplets that drip down from the roof can pierce through a rock after dripping for a long time at the same place’. Another explanation can be persistence is victory.
Sakamoto Yuuji’s answer:
“Water droplets (smashing through)”
Teacher’s comment:
The nuance is right, but the force is too great.
It’s a rare error, but there’s a student with the exact same answer as you, Sakamoto-kun.
Yoshii Akihisa’s answer:
“Water droplets (smashing through)”
Teacher’s comment:
Honestly, it’s unbelievable. I really wonder whether you two are in cahoots at times occasionally.