black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
dated; date; fixed; external
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
preparation; arrangements
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
silence; stillness; quietness
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to comb down; to smooth down
while alive; during one's lifetime
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
very hungry; starving; ravenous
large saw; framed pit saw
of course; certainly; naturally
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material