at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
successive generations; successive emperors
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
development (of film); photographic processing
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
blur; blurred; indistinct
out of focus; off the point
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
compilation; editing; recording
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to have an eye on; to zero in on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
social status; social position
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
steady advance; carrying all before one
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution