Island; insula; island; islet
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
way; method; means; (technical) specification
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
one's family; family member
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
hello; good day; good afternoon
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
as a child; when one was a child
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to ask; to enquire; to query
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering