local site; location for making or filming a movie
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
drinking bout; merrymaking
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky