drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
older employee who does not have much actual work
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
script; screenplay; scenario
time; hour; period; class
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
simply; merely; only; solely
police; police officer; polis (ancient Greek city-state)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
imprisonment; incarceration
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
flight; desertion; escape
else; in addition; besides
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing