black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to become completely chilled
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
another thing; exception; special case
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
in the background; not standing out