charred; burnt black; scorched black
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
omen; sign; notice; indication
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to order; to command; to appoint
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
secrecy; highly classified information
material; materials; data; information; documents
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
urgency; exigency; emergency
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to form a group; to form a bunch
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
out of control; uncontrollable
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)