don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
actor; actress; player; performer
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor