buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
Andersen; Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875; Danish author)
children's story; fairy tale
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
yao bhikkhuni; mythical nun who acquired perpetual youth by consuming mermaid flesh
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
heir; inheritor; successor
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
cotton gloves; working gloves
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
one end; an end; part; fragment
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
these guys; these fellows
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically