black;  dark;  blackish;  suspicious;  criminal;  darkened and dirty;  sooty
 one thin flat object;  one sheet
 thanks to ...;  owing to ...;  because of ...
 gift;  premium;  prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.);  party favor (favour)
 to lick;  to lap;  to taste;  to experience (esp. a hardship);  to look down on (someone);  to make fun of
 amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.);  drink (usu. alcoholic);  full;  one squid, octopus, crab, etc.;  one boat;  fully;  to capacity
 to be saved;  to be rescued;  to escape harm;  to be spared damage;  to be helped;  to be saved trouble
 to teach;  to instruct;  to tell;  to inform;  to preach
 to help;  to assist;  to aid;  to contribute to;  to be a factor in
 wall;  partition;  barrier;  obstacle;  Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
 large quantity;  massive (quantity);  mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
 pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.);  one (on dice, in cards, etc.);  beginning;  best;  kickback
 closely (packed, lined up, etc.);  tightly;  densely;  (work) sufficiently
 to line up;  to stand in a line;  to rival;  to match;  to equal
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 to have (urgent) business;  to have something one needs to attend to;  to have something one wants to say (to someone)
 it does not mean that ...;  I don't mean that ...;  it is not the case that
 to cling to;  to stick to;  to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
 to stare at;  to gaze at;  to look hard at;  to watch intently;  to fix one's eyes on
 pretty;  lovely;  clean;  clear;  completely;  entirely
 it is, isn't it?;  I know, right?;  innit?
 glittering;  sparkling;  glistening;  twinkling
 lower back;  waist;  hips;  body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.);  resilience;  spring
 to place on (something);  to give (someone) a ride;  to give a lift;  to load (luggage);  to carry;  to send out (on the airwaves, etc.);  to deceive
 to look up at;  to raise one's eyes;  to look up to;  to admire;  to respect
 to collect;  to assemble;  to gather
 to cross over;  to go across;  to extend;  to cover;  to range
 crown;  diadem;  bottle cap
 clip (paper, surgical, etc.);  hairpin;  hair slide;  curler
 nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail);  claw;  plectrum;  pick;  hook;  clasp
 to get tired of;  to lose interest in;  to be fed up with;  to have enough
 unsatisfying;  disappointing;  abrupt;  not enough;  too quick;  too short
 to throw away;  to cast away;  to abandon;  to desert;  to give up;  to resign
 poor;  pitiable;  pathetic;  pitiful
 (not) particularly;  (not) especially;  (not) specially;  separately;  apart;  additionally
 (period of) a year;  during an era
 earth;  soil;  the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens);  the ground;  low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud);  (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 miserable;  wretched;  unhappy;  sad;  pitiable