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青
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Idiomatic expression
a bolt out of the blue
Examples
彼女が突然死んだという知らせが青天のへきれきのように訪れた。
The news of her sudden death came like a bolt from the blue.
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one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
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green willow (i.e. one that has budded)
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あおやぎ only
meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
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From the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck
bluebird of happiness
Examples
見慣れない青い鳥が屋根の上にみえる。
I can see a strange blue bird on the roof.
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Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Examples
青森県の経済はリンゴの栽培に大きく依存している。
The economy of Aomori Prefecture depends heavily on apple growing.
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(one's) youth; one's younger days
Examples
多くの運動選手は青年時代に盛りを極める。
Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.
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youth; adolescence
Examples
青年期友情は長続きしないことが多いと言われる。
It is said that adolescent friendships do not often last.
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green light (traffic)
Examples
青信号で道路を渡りましょう。
Only cross the street on the green light.
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Idiomatic expression
green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
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bruise
Examples
派手にすっ転んだので膝に青痣ができてしまいました。
I fell down really hard and got a black bruise on my knee.
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
blue-green; turquoise; aqua
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Archaic
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
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greens
Examples
彼、今日、精彩がないね。青菜に塩だね。
He seems really depressed and lifeless today. I wonder what took the wind out of his sails.
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blueprint; cyanotype
Examples
報道担当官がその計画の青写真を報道陣に説明した。
The spokesman explained the blueprint of the scheme to the press.
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blueprint (for the future); plan