being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
depression; recession; slump
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
electrical machinery; appliances
Saitama (city, prefecture)
in succession; one by one
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
formal; orthodox; in earnest
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
spirit photography; ghost photography
Lights are usually followed by shadows
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
regulation of freedom of speech
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
control; management; supervision
a mountain's guardian deity
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
serious wound; serious injury
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)