wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
eating quickly; speed-eating
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
society; the world; the times
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)