taking photos of objects (for advertisements, product listings, etc.); promotional photography
foothills; first range of mountains
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
character information; character data; textual data
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
sexual experience (with men)
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
future prospects; promise
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
rapid development; rapid unfolding
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to think constantly about; to dwell on
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
first; first base; first baseman; fast
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi