black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
rather; better; instead; if anything
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
otherwise; if not; or else
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)