yellowtail blue snapper (Paracaesio xanthura); yellowback fusilier
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
wholly; entirely; (arch.) intent; (arch.) single-minded; (arch.) unbalanced; (arch.) one-sided
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
to dry up completely; to become stale
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids
to toady; to be obsequious
everyday necessities; daily necessities
to stop midway; to interrupt
to boil water; to get the bath ready
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
loose and disheveled hair
to insist on one's own ideas
stew; food cooked in a pot
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
with a splash; with a splosh
on hand; readily available
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to be free; to be available
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces