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)
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
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
first; first base; first baseman; fast
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
ahead; before; the future
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)