cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
surf fishing; rock fishing; fishing from rocks by the shore
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be itching to put one's skills to use
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
fat; tallow; lard; grease