change in appearance; transformation
to shine in (light); to illuminate
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to dye; to colour; to color
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to be greenish; to be tinged green
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
short and stout; small but wide around
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together