digital single-lens reflex camera; DSLR
(apportioning) in small amounts
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
railroad operating over private tracks
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
shuttling back and forth; shuttle service
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
back (side); back end; rear
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off