dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
contrived; false-sounding
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
wallboard; wall decoration
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to find out; to discover; to locate
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else