whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
right beside; close to; nearby
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
opposite bank; farther shore
to pretend; to act (as if)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
senior; veteran; old-timer
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides