as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
danger; peril; hazard; risk
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
scoop net; dip net; insect net
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
pale chub (Zacco platypus); freshwater minnow
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 (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); 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
pike gudgeon (Pseudogobio esocinus); Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa); Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala; (arch.) sickle handle
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
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
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
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