black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)