black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
charred; burnt black; scorched black
dark clouds; black clouds
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
black ground; black cloth
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
charred; burnt black; scorched black
black and white; right and wrong
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
mass (of people); large crowd
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
black stone; black (go pieces)
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
black terracotta; black soil
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
black rotary-dial telephone
to blacken; to make black
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea
purulent blood; blood from an open wound or sore
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
dark bay (horse coat color)
black maple (Acer nigrum)
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
blackhead; dark discoloration; blackening; (black or dark) tarnish
stout; dark beer; porter's ale
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand; prompter
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
black mouse; rat with black fur; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant; dark gray; dark grey
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
tanned gyaru; gyaru fashion subculture style characterized by deeply-tanned or darkened skin
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
hydrilla (species of aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata); Papenfussiella kuromo (species of brown algae)
black borders; mourning borders (e.g. on an obituary)
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand; prompter
dark clouds; black clouds
eunicid worm (Marphysa sanguinea); lugworm (Arenicola brasiliensis); black-colored insect (e.g. stag beetles)
reddish brown tinged with black
to blacken (something); to make something black; to talk wrong into right
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
black mouse; rat with black fur; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant; dark gray; dark grey
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
black Lolita (fashion style)
thick black silk from Hachijo Island
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand; prompter
black diamond; carbon; carbonado
black lustre; black luster
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
eastern reef heron (Egretta sacra); Pacific reef heron
black sealing ink; black stamp pad
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
kurofuda (type of Japanese playing cards)
black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans)
black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
black goods; consumer electronics products
biotite; black or green mica
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
black cataract; amaurosis
black mouse; rat with black fur; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant; dark gray; dark grey
Japanese wood ant (Formica japonica)
to blacken; to become black
southerly wind blowing at the start of the rainy season
charring; something charred
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
Rubus mesogaeus (species of blackberry)
slip for regular business transactions
black cataract; amaurosis
black cataract; amaurosis
squid chopped, salted and mixed in its own ink
black-and-white paper twine (on condolence offerings)
black-and-white paper twine (on condolence offerings)
black knight; masterless knight (esp. one lacking heraldry)
to blacken; to become black
crumbly black topsoil; porous hardened lava
crumbly black topsoil; porous hardened lava
cavolo nero (cultivar of Brassica oleracea acephala); lacinato kale; Tuscan kale; black kale
black registration plate with yellow characters (used for business use light motor vehicles)
black crushing; black clipping; loss of dark detail
black turtle bean; black bean
The Black Cat (1843 short story by Edgar Allan Poe)
dealing in rice speculating on the year's harvest before seedlings are set out
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus awamorii; black koji mold
Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus awamorii; black koji mold
sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast)
black chestnut (horse coat color)
steel gray (horse coat color); steel grey
paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata); paradise duck; pūtangitangi
Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus awamorii; black koji mold
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)
sabre-toothed blenny (Aspidontus taeniatus)
Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa); smokybrown cockroach
smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa); smokybrown cockroach
smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa); smokybrown cockroach
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
wild carrot (Daucus carota); Queen Anne's lace
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii); Beccari's monitor
common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark
Central American cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
blackening brittlegill (Russula nigricans)
black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus); black-faced kangaroo; mallee kangaroo; sooty kangaroo
black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes); American polecat; prairie dog hunter
slender-necked sea snake (Hydrophis melanocephalus)
red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle
Caulerpa scalpelliformis (species of green alga)
blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau); banded trevally; barred trevally; Ferdau's trevally; Forskaal's jackfish
Bombus ignitus (species of bumblebee)
Pyropia kurogii (species of red algae)
black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis)
Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus); Bartel's myotis
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
parasitic jaeger; Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus); monk vulture; Eurasian black vulture; European black vulture
Kuroiwa's ground gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae); Ryukyu eyelid gecko
black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus); Oriental white ibis
black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus); Oriental white ibis
Kurokawa Station (Nagoya)
Kurosawa Station (Yokote)