greenish gray; greenish grey
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
slope; slanting surface; bevel
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
when it becomes; when it comes to
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to distract a person's attention
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
button (clothing); push-button