fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
introductory article; advertisement
aquatic (life); living in the water
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
how; in what way; how about; questionable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
thinnish; somewhat narrow
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
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 take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
exactly as stated; verbatim
stimulating; exciting; provocative
spirit; heart; disposition
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
thick noodles; thick pasta