event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
choice; selection; option
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts