black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to blaze; to burn brightly
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
letter; missive; note; mail
head of the student council; president of the student council
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
abstention; nonparticipation
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hello; good day; good afternoon
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
in accordance with plans; just as planned
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
influencing people by one's virtue