goldfish (Carassius auratus)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to grow taller (of people)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to bawl; to cry; to scream
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
moving about; stirring about
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
transient life; ephemeral existence
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to publish a book; to put out a book