to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
loveable; very likeable; like very much
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear