Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
popular name; common name; given name
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
instant; moment; for an instant
that; the matter in question
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
healthy; sound; wholesome
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to flare up; to burst into flames