had better ...; had better not ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
turmoil; chaos; confusion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
force (bulldoze) one's way through
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
one more time; once more; once again
to snatch from; to steal from
symbol; code; sign; notation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to fall on one's backside
weird; disgusting; sickening