scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
leader; authority; mainstay
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
the whole day; all the day
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
evening meal; dinner; supper
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
by myself; in person; by oneself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
these guys; these fellows
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
wood (for building); lumber; timber
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to amuse oneself; to make merry
one large ...; a great ...
to happen to hear; to overhear
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)