sobering up; method of sobering up
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
exceptionally close friend
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
Uranus (Greek god); Uranus (planet)
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
leaving a matter to chance
world situation; world affairs
to be given up; to be discontinued
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
somehow; for some reason or other
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to sustain a serious wound
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind