negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
action of making something; -ification
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
foreign; abroad; overseas
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
local site; location for making or filming a movie
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
now that you say that; now that you mention it
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken