black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to have meaning; to be meaningful
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to dye; to colour; to color
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to talk; to chat; to chatter
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
environment; circumstance
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route