to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
almost every day; almost daily
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
winter vacation; winter holidays
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
funny story; funny anecdote
to continue to do; to persist in doing
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class