to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
script; libretto; scenario
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
now; the present time; just now; another; more
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
around the world; throughout the world
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)