today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
one (thing); one piece; one item
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay