snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cache; place to hide something
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
fucking; screwing; having sex
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
a dime a dozen; two a penny
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
derailment; digression; deviation
while; even though; despite
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
opening a book; opening (part) of a book
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
river fish; freshwater fish
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with