black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
tail (animal); tail end; tip
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to fall on one's backside
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
slope; slanting surface; bevel
stairs; stairway; staircase
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)