blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
special promotion (in rank or grade)
above the clouds; the heavens
originally; by nature; from the start
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
mockery; derision; ridicule
to say; to be pleased to say
imagination; supposition; guess
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to comfort; to console; to amuse
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
composition; setting (of music)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
tune (melody, piece of music)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading