light blue; pale blue; aqua
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
showman who trains performing monkeys
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to view the past with nostalgia
immediate follower (of the shogun)
craftsman; skilled artisan
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to stare back at; to look back at
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
position; location; base; point; site
a little early; earlier than usual; ahead of time; rather quickly; a little faster than usual
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
in one's hands; in one's control