carp

silver carp / fish of genus Hypophthalmichthys

(archaic) (as for) today

today, this day / nowadays

Same as こんにち above

good day, good afternoon: a Japanese greeting used in the daytime

continuative of 焼く

food which has been grilled, toasted, or cooked in a similar manner / pottery, ceramics, or similar material that has been fired / (swords, metalwork) tempering, temper

(と〜) thinking that […] (with the next clause explaining that the truth is contrary to expectations)

to seem, to appear