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Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

2

soon; before long; in the near future

1

childhood; infancy

2

to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

6

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

to fill a hole with earth

2

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

patience; endurance; perseverance

2

propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection

1

to search for; to seek for; to look for

6

arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

3

mimetic muscles

10

a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork

1

otherwise; or else; if not

3

looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

1

missing person

1

to cut; to slit; to cut open

1

or; or else

12

transactions; dealings; business

13

semicircular canals (of the inner ear)

10

conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound); conduction (of a nerve impulse)

4

right eye

5

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

2

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

3

nursery school teacher; childcare worker

1

survivor

6

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

3

to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other

1

the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)

1

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

2

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

2

the other; the other one

5

death by suffocation; death by choking

3

I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me

2

seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

3

unpaid overtime

2

unpaid; overdue

2

overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe

1

short time

10

to have one's knees be about to give way

2

hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation

1

all but dead; half killed

2

bridge of the nose

2

slouch

11

fresh blood

4

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

1

small scale

3

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services

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