Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to ask a high price; to overcharge
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
absence; disregard; indifference
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to jar; to creak; to grate
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
right in the middle (of); midst; height
right in the middle (of); midst; height
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
opening fully; full throttle; full power
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
first meeting; first interview with
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
talk; conversation; dialogue
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
notice; notification; report; posting
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do