dead of night; shades of night; black of night
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
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
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
leather shoes; leather boots
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
side parting; hair parted to one side
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
overall; general; as a whole
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
light and darkness; light and shade
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
root; source; origin; cause
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie