standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
God and man; heaven and man
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
sitting opposite each other
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
counter for (small) boats
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
wherein; therein; thereinto
beautiful woman; pretty girl
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
virgin; innocent young woman
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
care; precaution; guarding; caution
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
common; in the usual course
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket