to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that is to say; so that means
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
police; police officer; police station
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
loveable; very likeable; like very much
such; this sort of; like this
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
article; news story; report; account
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that's right; yes; uh-huh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)