photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
sleeping pill; sleep medication
overdose; excessive consumption
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
female pig; sow; fat woman; vulgar woman; slut
to receive divine punishment
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
direct mail; direct message
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
dream journal; dream diary
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to pass (of time); to elapse
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
lately; recently; these days
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
air conditioning; air cooling
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
initial screening (of applicants); preliminary screening
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed