dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
distinction; discrimination
that day; the very same day
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
knowing; (an) acquaintance
government office; agency; board
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl