blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unloading (of cargo); discharge
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
confusion; mixing; merger
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
summer fires and winter fans; useless things
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to put together; to assemble
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse