dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
operation; functioning; running
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to make one's rounds; to patrol
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bringing; taking; carrying
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
while moving; on the move
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to entrust; to leave to a person
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on