to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
going upstream; swimming upstream
river; stream; River; the ... river
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
imagination; supposition; guess
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively