black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to make an appearance; to show up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you