wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
fish breeding; pisciculture
Edo-period business taxes
meaning; significance; sense
festival marking the start of boating season
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
15th day of the month; 15 days
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
here and there; in places
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
silence; stillness; quietness
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to carry around; to carry on one's person
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
ripples made by fish (on the water's surface)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
directly opposite; right in front