change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
reception room; parlor; parlour
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
pronunciation; production of sound
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
caller; visitor; company; guest
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
exemplar; model; example; pattern
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
several times; once or twice
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
bright green; chartreuse green
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
summertime; summer season
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
relatively; comparatively