vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
water's edge; beach; foreshore
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
open; public; official; overt
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to become dim; to become blurred
number one; first; best; most; game; round
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
industrial area; factory zone
factory; plant; mill; workshop
everywhere; all over; throughout
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to be entwined; to be involved
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand