to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
such; this sort of; like this
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
troupe; theatrical company
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
scene; sight; scenario; setting