blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
something; some kind of; for some reason
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
such; this sort of; like this
witnessing; observing; sighting
river fish; freshwater fish
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
genuine article; real thing; real deal
every year; yearly; annually
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
heap; pile; stack; full measure
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)