self-timer; delayed action (shutter release)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
one floor (of a building); single floor
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to distribute rice (e.g. during an emergency)
falling apart while cooking
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
enough is enough; no further!
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to take command; to give direction
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
epidemic; plague; pestilence
here and there; everywhere
needless to say; it goes without saying
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous