purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
founder; originator; pioneer
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
one (thing); one piece; one item
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to boost; to force up; to push up
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
by itself; automatically; naturally
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
chill; the shivers; shivering fit