pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
time bell; chime of a time bell
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
they; those guys; those fellows
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
direct appeal; direct petition
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
fast-talking; rapid talking
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
much less; to say nothing of