oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to call together; to convene
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
fishing gear; fishing tackle
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
indecent; lewd; sexy; dirty; obscene
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to drop; to lose; to let fall
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
coloured carp; colored carp