black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
memories; recollections; reminiscence
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
systematic; organized; organizational
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
directly opposite; right in front
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
you could say that; that might be so
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread