embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
throwaway; disposable; single-use
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
pinhole; pinholing (printing defect)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
absorption; suction; attraction
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)