blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cross; crossed; cruciform
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
100,000; hundred thousand
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
madness; craziness; insanity
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
exclusive; attached to; specialist
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
woman who puts thick white powder on her neck; low class prostitute
small restaurant; eating house
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
square (on a go board); grid
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat