newspaper reporter; print journalist
rather than; more ... than ...
movie director; film director
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
photography; taking photographs
video camera; video camcorder
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
reportage; report; reporting
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to run up to; to rush over
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
movie; film; motion picture
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted