blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to let out a cry; to shout
innumerable; countless; numberless
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
elegance; taste; refinement
annotation; explanatory note; comment
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
social page (of newspaper); local news page
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
master; teacher; stable master
lately; recently; nowadays
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
down to earth; reasonable
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
kindness; intimacy; friendship