black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to rule; to govern; to administer
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
arm; skill; efforts; ability
it is not (like that) either
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
samurai; warrior; military family
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to feel; to sense; to experience
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
you; (arch.) your residence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
feeling; sense; impression
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this world; this life; world of the living
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
three; three years of age
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)