glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
stuffing a shopping container for a fixed price
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
approval; acceptance; toleration
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -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 ...
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
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)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of 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
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people 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