photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
even though; despite; when
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
flustered; confused; panicked
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
student (esp. a university student)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
sea along the coast; coastal waters; inshore waters; coast
town; city; municipal; urban
declaration of a state of emergency
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
demonstration; show of force
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
threat; intimidation; menace
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)