Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
such; this sort of; like this
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
that's the way it is; such is life
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
imagination; supposition; guess
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to feel hungry; to get hungry
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness