photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to backfire; to have a harmful result
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
genuine; authentic; true; real
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sick person; patient; invalid
to worry about the future
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)