black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
in deep black; in jet black
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
black lustre; black luster
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
charred; burnt black; scorched black
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
dark clouds; black clouds
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
large crowd; mass of people
black ground; black cloth
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
black and white; right and wrong
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
charred; burnt black; scorched black
the dark side; the seamy side
black hair; black-haired horse
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
black terracotta; black soil
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
black stone; black (go pieces)
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
black rotary-dial telephone
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
moving into the black; becoming profitable
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
dark bay (horse coat color)
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
stout; dark beer; porter's ale
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
in deep black; in jet black
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra); crested black macaque; Sulawesi crested macaque; black ape
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
glossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
pitch black; completely black
black maple (Acer nigrum)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
blowfly (excluding bluebottles and greenbottles)
blackening; going black; turning black
butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
to blacken (something); to make something black; to talk wrong into right
black-and-white television
returning to profit; turnaround
scheming; malicious; wicked; blackhearted
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
reddish brown tinged with black
formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
black Lolita (fashion style)
hydrilla (species of aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata); Papenfussiella kuromo (species of brown algae)
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
thick black silk from Hachijo Island
black lustre; black luster
black diamond; carbon; carbonado
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii)
Heilongjiang Province (China)
Kurozumi-kyo (sect of Shinto)
black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)
black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier
black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
black sealing ink; black stamp pad
noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
blackbird (Turdus merula)
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
business insolvency due to liquidity problems
Japanese wood ant (Formica japonica)
biotite; black or green mica
blackshirts (Italian fascist group); squadristi; camicie nere
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
Rubus mesogaeus (species of blackberry)
sudden rain shower in a dust storm
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
red-black tree; self-balancing binary search tree
black goods; consumer electronics products
black cataract; amaurosis
kurofuda; type of Japanese playing cards
southerly wind blowing at the start of the rainy season
charring; something charred
blackshirts (Italian fascist group); squadristi; camicie nere
blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific); (arch.) black tip
yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura); yellowbelly sea snake; pelagic sea snake
Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
smut fungus (Microbotryum violaceum)
black university (e.g. in the US); black college
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
pitch black; completely black
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii)
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
Calopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
Kara Khitai (Central Asian Khitan empire, 1132-1211 CE)
Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi); Ryukyu rabbit
Calopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific); (arch.) black tip
green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix cincticeps)
green rice leafhopper (Nephotettix cincticeps)
Daurian jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus)
bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis)
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)
black cataract; amaurosis
black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
fake beauty mark; drawn-on beauty spot; tattoo
Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush); Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa); smokybrown cockroach
smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa); smokybrown cockroach
smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa); smokybrown cockroach
American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii); Schlegel's black rockfish
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
spotted scat (Scatophagus argus, species of Indo-Pacific scat which occurs in green and red morphs); green scat; red scat
to blacken; to become black
to blacken; to become black
black sake (presented as an offering to the gods)
melanocarcinoma; melanotic carcinoma
squid chopped, salted and mixed in its own ink
black tassel hung above the northwest corner of the ring
gray bunting; grey bunting
dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest before seedlings are set out
black-backed jackal (carnivore, Canis mesomelas)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
white rat; white rat that serves Daikoku (god of wealth)
black body (object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation)
platinum black (black powdered platinum, often used as a catalyst)
crumbly black topsoil; porous hardened lava
crumbly black topsoil; porous hardened lava
black chestnut (horse coat color)
steel gray (horse coat color); steel grey
African American Vernacular English; AAVE; Black English; ebonics
kala-azar; black fever; visceral leishmaniasis
blackening solution; (arch.) developing solution
Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus awamorii; black koji mold
sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast)
cavolo nero (cultivar of Brassica oleracea acephala); lacinato kale; Tuscan kale; black kale
black-eyed pea; black-eyed bean
insisting one is right even after one has been proven wrong
black registration plate with yellow characters (used for business use light motor vehicles)
crumbly black topsoil (esp. from weathered volcanic ash); loam soil
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble; (lit.) that which is dyed with ink becomes black
mole near the mouth; beauty mark
wet-bulb globe temperature; WBGT
black crushing; black clipping; loss of dark detail
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
Kurokawa Station (Nagoya)
Kuroishi Station (Aomori)
Kurosawa Station (Yokote)
horned dung beetle (Copris ochus)
black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
herring gull (Larus argentatus)
parasitic jaeger; Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
black-tailed godwit (species of sandpiper, Limosa limosa)
northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis)
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)
Pieris melete (species of cabbage white butterfly)
Bombus ignitus (species of bumblebee)
red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)
Caulerpa scalpelliformis (species of green alga)
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
black mustard (Brassica nigra)
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)
Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis); bigeye emperor
silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis, species of circumtropical requiem shark)
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
blacktail reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, species of Indo-Pacific requiem shark); grey reef shark
black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii, species of monitor lizard from the Aru Islands of eastern Indonesia); Beccari's monitor
northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus); Atlantic bluefin tuna
lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
common loon (Gavia immer); great northern diver; great northern loon
Central American cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti)
wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace
black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle
masked lapwing (Vanellus miles); masked plover; spur-winged plover
shore dotterel (Thinornis novaeseelandiae); shore plover
cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus); monk vulture; Eurasian black vulture; European black vulture
Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae); Ryukyu eyelid gecko
Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens)
blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx)
kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda)
Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus); Bartel's myotis
Bothrogonia ferruginea (species of leafhopper)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau); banded trevally; barred trevally; Ferdau's trevally; Forskaal's jackfish
tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)
purple marshlocks (Comarum palustre); swamp cinquefoil; marsh cinquefoil
western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus); black-faced kangaroo; mallee kangaroo; sooty kangaroo
Pyropia kurogii (species of red algae)
Alaska blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium); early blueberry; oval-leaf bilberry; oval-leaf blueberry; oval-leaf huckleberry
brent goose (Branta bernicla); brant; brant goose
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella