black hair; black-haired horse
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
fluent (in a language); flowing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
popular person; favorite; favourite
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
unique; peculiar; singular
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
sense of color; sense of colour
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
overconfident; presumptuous
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)