bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
God and man; heaven and man
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
item; article; dish; course; finest item
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
yearned for; longed for; missed
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be burned out (of one's home)
antiquity; the previous era
way; method; means; resource; course