black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to breathe while sleeping
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
singing voice; (sound of) singing
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to win and advance to the next round