dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
stallion (e.g. in horse breeding)
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
end of life; death; annihilation
remains; corpse; (dead) body
sign; indication; omen; symptom
testimony; (verbal) evidence
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
affected part; diseased part; wound
incision; operation; section
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be led by; to be headed by
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much