article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to throw into; to dump in together
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
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 fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
travelling alone; solitary journey
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)