assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
store; reserve; stock; savings
river surface; surface of a river
mountain stream; mountain torrent
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
constable; method of catching criminals
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
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
to repair again; to join again
quick work; (clever) feat
to fish; to have a line in the water
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
hot spring district (within a town)
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
eating; bite (in fishing)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
feel (of a material); texture
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge