mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
group; bunch; crowd; group
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
this world; this life; world of the living
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
morning fog; morning mist
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction