blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
tradition; legend; folklore
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the other day; lately; recently
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
serious; severe; grave; acute
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
family; relatives; dependents; household
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
settlement; solution; resolution
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
mysterious power of words to alter reality
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
line; queue; procession; matrix
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion