to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to be too numerous; to be too much
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
built-in; fixed; attached
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be smeared; to be covered
smallish; on the small side
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
manner of using one's hands
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to