black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
while; during; while; although; all; both
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
too much; excessively; too
people; citizens; subjects; folk
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
in this way; thus; such; uh...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace