young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to have one's horizons broadened
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
calculated; premeditated; considered
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
stonefly (any insect of order Plecoptera, esp. those of family Perlidae)
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
metallic sound; metallic clank
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person