to pull in (fish); to land
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
source of revenue; financial supporter
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
everybody; every last one of them; all
in the future; another day; later
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to smash down; to beat in
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
approval; license; licence; permission
control; management; supervision
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
news; word; tidings; omen
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
extent; scope; sphere; range; span