festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one more time; once more; once again
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
draw; tie; quits; even; square
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
suffix for familiar person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
new record (in sports, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
every year; yearly; annually
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
deputy head teacher; vice principal
everything; anything; nothing
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr