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ごろ
サイズ
さかな
なかなか
れない

It’s hard to catch fish that are large enough and ready to be eaten.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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Most common form: 食頃
noun
in season; at its best; ready for eating  (see also: 食べ頃)
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noun
size
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noun
fish
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1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather  (often written with kana only)
2. by no means (with negative verb); not readily  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fish; to angle; to catch
2. to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure  (see also: 釣られる)
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Kanji
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ころ time   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
さじ spoon   
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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corner
デン   た rice field   
fire
チョウ   つ to fish   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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eight
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
シャク   ladle
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wrap
dot   
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