this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
actor; actress; player; performer
to escape from; to get out
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
how long; how much; to what extent
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bento; Japanese box lunch
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up