fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
one edge; one end; one side
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to install; to equip; to mount
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
box for holding papers or stationery
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
low wooden clogs; komageta
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
slapping together (incl. sound); fitting tightly (incl. sound)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
land owned by a Shinto shrine; land owned by a company
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
arsenic mineral; arsenious anhydride
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
dense with trees; deeply forested