to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
water's edge; beach; foreshore
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
aggressiveness; aggression
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
academic study; academic research
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to have a bitter experience
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
looking on from afar; being a spectator
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
private car; personal car
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
shading; shielding from light
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
expression; look; countenance; face
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of