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 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
eagle (Accipitridae family)
hidden treasure; treasured article
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
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
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
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
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
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
about when; about what time; how soon
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
stairs; stairway; staircase
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
confused; flustered; at a loss
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to raise one's voice; to shout