romantic film; love movie
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
supporting role (actor); minor role
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
if you think about it; come to think of it
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble