feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
handful; small amount; small number
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
like he said; same for me; ditto
loved one; lover; sweetheart
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
will not do; do not; does not
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe