secretary; councillor; councilor
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
fisher; fisherman; fisher (Martes pennanti); pekan
Neptune (Roman god); Neptune (planet)
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
dual structure; double structure
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
border patrol; border guard; border guards
immigration check; immigration inspection
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
wheat straw; barley straw
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
donor; contributor; provider
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to put one's life on the line
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
archipelago; group of islands
newspaper story (article, account)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis