deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
coincident with; while; simultaneously
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
this and that; one thing or another
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole