battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to glare at each other; to confront each other
International Criminal Court; ICC
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
human rights; civil liberties
system; institution; organization; organisation
in name but not in reality
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
information; news; report; reward; retribution
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
silhouette of a warship; sight of a warship
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space