ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
directions; instructions; orders; command
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
production (e.g. play); direction
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sphere; counter for balls
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)