dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
calamity; disaster; accident
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to shake off; to throw off
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant