script; libretto; scenario
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to look forward to something
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
profitable plan; good plan
birth; creation; formation
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
romantic TV series; romance TV show
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
trauma (usu. psychological)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
had better ...; had better not ...