fish breeding; pisciculture
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
panorama; panoramic painting
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
starvation; famine; hunger
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
one after another; in rapid succession
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
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