rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
single-lens reflex camera
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
paper tube; cardboard tube
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
development (of film); photographic processing
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
university student; college student