blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
metre; meter; meter; gauge
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
silence (not speaking); muteness
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
different (from); not the same (as)