to fish; to have a line in the water
old Japanese court music; gagaku
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
short and stout; small but wide around
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
stating (one's views); expressing
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
silver ring; bicycle wheel; bicycle
to jump up and down; to hop
to pull in (fish); to land
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
deadly serious; deadly earnest
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to repair again; to join again
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote