青

officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)

grey heron (Ardea cinerea); gray heron

clear weather

being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved

having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of

Colloquial

bluebottle fly

せいよう／そうよう only; Archaic; Derogatory

little pest

Idiomatic expression

feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps

harvesting rice while it is still green

recruiting of university students before the agreed date

Astronomy

Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured)

white horse

youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own

green beefsteak plant; green perilla

blue line

Historical term; Abbreviation

area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line; 1940s-1956)

non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)

high (lofty) ambition

open-air market; outdoor market

bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi

Lazurite

Poetical term

the blue sea

green gold

grey tinged with green; grey tinged with blue

green pine

brown (horse coat color)

fruit and vegetable market

green crop; green vegetable

seigaiha; wave pattern

training and accommodation institution for young men