not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
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
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
selection; choice; option
such; like that; that sort of; very
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
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)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking