permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to peel; to skin; to pare
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
falling plump; falling down flat
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to become pale; to turn pale
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
carving; engraving; sculpture
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
next generation; future generation
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)