photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
eighth month of the lunar calendar
company president; manager; director
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rather; better; instead; if anything
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
single word; a few words; brief comment
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
home area; home town; local
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
opening a business; opening a practice
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew