to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
in one's own way or style
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to govern; to manage; to subdue
way (of doing); manner; method; means
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
otherwise; or else; if not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to catch the eye; to attract attention
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold