black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
dining table; a dish (type of food)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
follower of the Buddha; Buddhist; all Buddha's children; mankind; Bodhisattva
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
night duty (in an imperial court, public office, etc.); night guard; night watch; attending (a noble) through the night
of course; certainly; naturally
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
main building in a Heian palace; main residence of an emperor
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline; main building (of a manor); central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)