taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
rather; sooner; preferably
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
free (of charge); gratuitous
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sundubu; sundubu jjigae; soft tofu stew
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
ill will; malice; evil intent
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Christmas Eve; holy night
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
rather; better; instead; if anything
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come