Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
society; the world; the times
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
way (of doing); manner; method; means
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
junior high school student; middle school pupil
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
in comparison to; rather than
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be silent; to say nothing
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
reconciliation; make peace with