to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to raise one's voice; to shout
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
very loud volume; megavolume
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
how long; how far; how much
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
several times; a few times
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
mid-year gift; summer gift
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to give directions; to issue instructions
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)