night view; night skyline; nightscape
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
dark of the night; darkness of the night
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
the real criminal; true culprit
party; set; gang; company; person
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clearly; distinctly; vividly
of no interest; not interested
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
good-for-nothing; worthless
advance payment; money paid in advance
to rank next to; to come after
to call out; to ask someone to come
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle