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)
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
pricking; stinging; tingling
Neptune (Roman god); Neptune (planet)
grey moustache; white beard
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
wheat straw; barley straw
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
donor; contributor; provider
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)