to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
section; cross section; profile
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
eagle (Accipitridae family)
hidden treasure; treasured article
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
magic; sorcery; incantation
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush