to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
reputation; respectability
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to subsist; to keep on living
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
good performance; good work; great success
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
both hands; both arms; ten
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
marking; grading; scoring
report card; result sheet
winter vacation; winter holidays