to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to get angry; to lose one's temper
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
information; making a report (to a superior)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
remaining; left-over; excess
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
red-horned demon; red ogre
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
coarse salt; unrefined salt
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a laughingstock; a standing joke
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to feel; to sense; to experience
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy