dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fight to the bitter end
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
absorption; suction; attraction
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
almost; roughly; approximately
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
visual confirmation; sighting
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
chise; traditional Ainu house
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth