to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to rule; to govern; to administer
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
blur; blurred; indistinct
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
handsome man; actor in a love scene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
another thing; exception; special case
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
inspection; examination; checking
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation