dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
funny story; funny anecdote
imperial court; royal court
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
(medical) doctor; physician
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
health; healthy; sound; fit
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation