to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
script; screenplay; scenario
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
audience; attendance; hearers
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
preface; foreword; introduction
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to say; to tell; to state; to do
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to add (to); to add on; to append
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hey there; I say; see here
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy