to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
multiplication table; times table
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
writing (e.g. as a profession)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
primary school; elementary school; grade school
residing; living; dwelling
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
and yet; despite (all) that
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
inside; interior; inner part
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to clap one's hands in prayer
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)