border (between countries); national border
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to live through; to survive
declaration; proclamation; announcement
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
workshop; studio; atelier
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
looking pale; looking unwell
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)