charcoal; charred remains
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
rhombencephalon; hindbrain
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be utterly spent or crushed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
cruelty; hard-heartedness
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to mix; to stir; to blend
natural; reasonable; obvious
embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
emphasizes direct object of action
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay