originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; MLIT
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
personal; individual; private
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it is I who should say so
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
something; some kind of; for some reason
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
real intention; true motive; true meaning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be photographed; to be projected
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
progress; advance; improvement; development