interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
cracks or fissures in the ground
eruption; volcanic eruption
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bride; one's daughter-in-law
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
originally; by nature; from the start
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
parting; separation; farewell
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
complete change; about-face
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
clear; precise; definite; distinct
name; given name; first name
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for