by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
princess; daughter of a nobleman
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
revival; restoration; resuscitation
persistence; single-mindedness
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
grip (of hand); grip strength