bolt from the blue; great surprise
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
whole book; whole volume; whole story
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
critic; reviewer; commentator
director (of a film, play, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
every person; every mouth; every entrance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
process; course; mechanism
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
hot topic; talk of the town
one's post; place of work; workplace
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
men and women of all ages
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
price; cost; value; worth; value
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium