Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to knead well; to polish; to refine
this one; with this; in this way
place for relaxation and refreshment
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
mostly involve; principally involve
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap