important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to pull in (fish); to land
go on!; right!; here goes!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
supply; provision; raising; procurement
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gathering edible wild plants
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
river; stream; River; the ... river
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible