photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
clearing one's throat; cough
in person; personally; directly
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
training (esp. in-service); induction course
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
estimate (of costs); budget
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
it is I who should say so
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other