Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
co-sleeping; sleeping together
right (to do something); authority; power
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
economic strength; economic power; economic might
rich person; wealthy person
(political) power; authority; influence
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
communication skills; communication ability
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
combat power; fighting strength
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
physical law; laws of physics
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
straying; wandering (off course)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to battle; to fight; to quarrel