pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be silent; to say nothing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
honorific/polite/humble prefix
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; like that; that sort of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
calm; composed; cool; quiet
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
impression given by a painting or image
shopping; purchased goods