When it's Yu's turn again, he says, 'And my bowl isn't empty yet.' Other members of the group pitch in and add to the increasingly narmy metaphor. It's big, deep, and has octopuses and stuff in it.
In another strip, Osaka compares her heart to a sea.In one of the 'Supplementary Materials' strips written for the manga's tenth anniversary, Chiyo-Chichi gives Sakaki the following advice: 'Keep moving forward.