black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
raging bull; ferocious bull
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
newcomer; initiate; rookie
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
question; inquiry; enquiry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
opening fully; full throttle; full power
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)