younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wheat flour; flour made using wheat imported from America
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
since one was born; (in) all one's life
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to accompany; to go with; to go together
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to poke each other; to jab each other
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
right side; right-hand side
president (of a society); chairman
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
something wrapped in a furoshiki
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
receptionist; welcoming committee
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less