many; numerous; various; large number of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
early on; earlier on; from early
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
decision; determination; resolution
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
death from cold; freezing to death
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
something; some kind of; for some reason
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)