left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
supply; provision; service; supply
export; exportation; efferent
smuggling; contraband trade
circulation; dissemination
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
different opinion; objection
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to put into effect; to put into practice
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
exaltation; emotional uplift
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
high efficiency; high performance
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
postcard-sized photographic portrait of a celebrity; bromide paper
multicolored printing; multicoloured printing
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
quality (of a product or a service)
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident