Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to rain incessantly; to downpour
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
most part; greater part; majority
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
water shortage; shortage of water supply
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
river fish; freshwater fish
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to take; to catch; to capture
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
within a pit or (mine) shaft
river; stream; River; the ... river
like that; that way; thus
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
long ago; already; a long time ago
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
long (time that has passed); old (story)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
yearned for; longed for; missed
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
considerably; fairly; quite
accurate; correct; precise; exact
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul