scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
freshwater minnow; pale chub (Zacco platypus)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
sickle handle; goby minnow (Pseudogobio esocinus); Oriental photinia (species of shrub, Photinia villosa); Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis); Joseph's-coat (species of amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
ultimate; final; last; eventual
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
same; similar; (just) like; equal
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
light brown; golden brown
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not