improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
breath; breathing; tone; mood
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
father; dad; husband; you; he
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
dignity; majesty; sanctity
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
conscious; deliberate; intentional
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
weight; heavyweight boxer
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision