charred; burnt black; scorched black
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
study; library; den; home office; reading room
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
colour; color; hue; tints
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
polite; respectful; reverent
to say; to be called; to do
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical