blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
outside the city area; suburbs
to take a breath; to take a short rest
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
rather; better; instead; if anything
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to recall; to remember; to recollect
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn