night angling; night fishing
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
apparent age (of someone); rough age
whereabout; about where; how much
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
opposite bank; farther shore
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
sympathy; empathy; response
in that way; like that; that way
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
speech; expression; wording; language
to split; to be split; to splinter
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
somewhere to go; place to go
being (somewhere); sitting