water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
fishing industry; fishery
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
national character; regional character
elevation; height above sea level
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
beforehand; in advance; previously
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
wearing sandals; informal; casual
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
oppression; suppression; pressure
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)