photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to come to one's senses; to calm down
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
starting point; starting line
festival merrymaking; revelry
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
public lavatory; public restroom
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
difference; disparity; gap
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
up until now; as recently as the present
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
looks; personal appearance; features
youthful; young; young-looking
to see through; to see the true nature of something
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
to face on; to look out on to
to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
roller coaster; big dipper
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in