by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
photography; taking photographs
single lens reflex camera
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
best photograph; best shot
coin-operated parking (spaces)
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
soroban bead with value one
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
as if it were about oneself
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
investigator; one who seeks the way
palatial residence; stately mansion
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
one house; the same house
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
paid vacation; paid holiday
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
naturalization; naturalisation
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
unmarried person; single person; bachelor; spinster
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
exquisite skill; wonderful performance