photography; taking photographs
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to live through; to survive
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
snugly; cosily; compactly
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to affect; to impact; to influence
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
moderately; in moderation
translator; translation program
fourth day of the month; four days
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
Histoire d'O; The Story of O
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere