Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
mental health; mental hygiene
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
family; members of a family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
grasp; catch; understanding
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
in case of; at that time; at this time
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
attendance (at school); going to school
time; hour; period; class