lateness; tardiness; arriving late
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to need; to demand; to take; to require
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
too (much); overly; excessively
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
build; physique; frame; constitution
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
unidentified flying object; UFO
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
right beside; close to; nearby
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation