passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to set (sun); to become dark
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to speak; to hear a voice
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
meaning; significance; sense
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
all over; all over the place; everywhere
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last