completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
small fraction; small proportion
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
advanced level; high grade; senior
military officer; naval officer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to anticipate; to foresee
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to keep a watchful eye on
practice; practising; training; study
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)