The June Tanuki Den: Date 20220611 
No Longer Tanuki Progress: 15.40%
第二の手記… スタート‼
And what’s the best way to start a new chapter? With a very long sentence that takes up almost a whole paragraph of course! But it used one of my favourite words「花吹雪」, so it’s okay.
Japanese found in the tall grass
Learnthings
波打際「なみうちぎわ」ー Beach; water’s edge (more common to see as: 波打ち際)
岸辺「きしべ」ー Shore; bank (also a name)
嫩葉「わかば」ー New leaves (more common as: 若葉)
絢爛「けんらん」ー Gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate
鏤める「ちりばめる」ー To inlay; to set; to stud; to mount (like “diamond studded ring”) (more common as: 散りばめる)
砂浜「すなはま」ー Sandy beach
日一日と「ひいちにちと」ー Day by day (it’s watching you)
Choose Your Own Meaning
褐色「かっしょく」ー Dark brown
BUT it can also be:
褐色「かちいろ」ー Dark indigo that is almost black
Here there is no furigana, so who knows, but I’m guessing by the context it’ll be the dark brown version since it’s talking about leaves.
Other Forms
樹肌 ＝ 木肌「きはだ」(Tree bark)
徽章 ＝ 記章「きしょう」(Medal; insignia)