fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
long time; several hours; long spell
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
having good luck (e.g. in drawing a card or tile in a game)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fishing gear; fishing tackle
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to spread; to be propagated
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
too (much); overly; excessively
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unique; original; individual; unusual
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
ōnamazu (giant catfish thought to cause earthquakes)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm