strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
at once; immediately; right now
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
second day of the month; two days
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
receiving an electric shock
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
sea level; (surface of) sea
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
price; cost; value; worth; value
sympathy; empathy; response
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
good feeling; feeling good