muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
another thing; exception; special case
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
scoundrel; rascal; villain
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to make a lasting impression
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
popular person; favorite; favourite
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to