to take a breath; to take a short rest
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
back off!; leave me alone!
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
first thing in the afternoon
author; writer; novelist; artist
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
planning; project; plan; design
world; society; people; the public
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
a few years ago; some years back
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
producer (film, TV, etc.)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
script; screenplay; scenario