to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
long time; long interval; for quite some time
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
metal fittings; metal fixtures
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
front; frontage; facade; main
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
how long; how far; how much