movie; film; motion picture
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
late at night; at a late hour
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
in one's own way or style
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
menu; schedule; program; menu
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
modan'yaki (okonomiyaki fried with yaki-soba on top); modern-yaki
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology; kanji compound in which the same character is repeated
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement