common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall
final; eventual; ultimate
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
being very popular; being in great demand
decline; fall; decay; withering
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to crowd around
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
heaven and earth; top and bottom
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize