scriptwriter; screenwriter
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
beyond this point; from now on; after this
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
parts; accessories; components
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to pass (of time); to elapse
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
matter to be checked or investigated
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone