kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
father; dad; husband; you; he
one day; (on) a certain day
hokora; small wayside shrine
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to take; to catch; to capture
convenient; handy; useful
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
tension; mental strain; nervousness
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
light; faint; pale; fleeting
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
useful thing; usable article
(social) position; status
greeting; a fine thing to say
sun; saint; San (people); son
hello; good day; good afternoon
cartoon-character costume