avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
revision (of text); alteration; change
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
script; screenplay; scenario
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to need; to call for; to require
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in one's own way or style