to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
last night; yesterday evening
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
after that; afterwards; thereafter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in succession; one by one
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to happen to meet; to come across
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible