shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
mercury sulfide (esp. mercuric sulfide, HgS, but also mercurous sulfide, Hg2S) (sulphide)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to hand (over); to deliver in person
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
archeological excavation (archaeological)
archeological; archaeological
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
processed goods; finished goods
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
workshop; studio; atelier
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period