stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
submarine; submersible vessel
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
region; limits; stage; level
outside a plane; outboard
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
lower region; lower part; region below
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
living thing; organism; creature; biology
popular name; common name; given name
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to appease; to suppress; to calm
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to ask a question; to ask questions
gender; distinction of sex; sex
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)