edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
dubbed version (of a movie)
script; screenplay; scenario
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
under construction; in preparation
early (days); initial stage; initial
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
outside the country; abroad
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
real thing; original; actual