blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to take; to catch; to capture
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
silence; stillness; quietness
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another time; some other time