water pressure; hydraulic pressure
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
transparency; degree of clearness
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
several minutes; a few minutes
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
genuine article; real thing; real deal
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
quietly; slowly; gracefully
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
such; like that; that sort of
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
marine life; marine organism
rough skin (like that of a shark)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
stickily; gooily; syrupily
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
fascinate; bewitch; enchant