to take; to catch; to capture
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(water-filled) paddy field
source of river; fountainhead
growing wild (naturally); native
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
big catch (fishing); good haul
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
preparation; arrangements
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
dry riverbed; river beach
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
height of; middle of; full bloom
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
physical strength; muscle strength
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
witnessing; observing; sighting