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traditional Japanese flyfishing

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

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bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

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to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps

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miso soup

4

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

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sun; sunshine; sunlight

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completely; fully; entirely

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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orange (colour, color)

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to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle

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with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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way of eating; how to eat

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sōmen; fine white noodles

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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noodles; (arch.) flour

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

4

how many people; a number of people

1

longline

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live bait

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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rope

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fish hook

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

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rotund; plump; chubby

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

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rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

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