pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
dealing with; coping with
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
power; authority; influence
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
work; business; company; study
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
founder of a religious sect