(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
called; known as; that; to say
honorific/polite/humble prefix
time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
how long; how far; how much
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
yen (currency of Japan); circle
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
actor; actress; player; performer
a little; a bit; slightly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)