photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
event; phenomenon; matter
indeed; really; truly; very much
to affect; to impact; to influence
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
(one) could even say that
immediately; at once; instantly
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
counter for books; volume
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to book a seat; to take a seat
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
at that time; in those days
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
everywhere; all over; throughout
decorative lights; illumination
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
good-for-nothing; worthless
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive