ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
contest; comparison; competition
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
workshop; studio; atelier
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
inlay; inlaying; damascening
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
standard equipment; standard feature
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway