useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut
(under) metropolitan government management
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
an honest man; a good citizen
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
original author (of a work)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
air of luxury; high class feel
high rice field; very fertile rice field
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
jealousy; roasted rice cake
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to fold up; to fold into layers
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
squad leader; group leader; team leader