child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
innocent; cherubic; childlike
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
leaving the capital; leaving Tokyo
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
that; the matter in question
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
boy; son; baby boy; young man
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
in one's own way or style
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
sympathy; compassion; pity
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
distant; remote; isolated
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Abe no Sadatou (1019-1062 CE)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
our country; our land; one's own country
but; however; even though; even if
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)
A Collection of Tales Heard, Past and Present (Kamakura period collection of stories by Tachibana Narisue)