blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to torment; to torture; to harass
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
origin; beginning; source; rise
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
first generation; founder
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
guess; conjecture; surmise
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time