to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
unique; original; individual; unusual
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
ōnamazu (giant catfish thought to cause earthquakes)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)