here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
name; given name; first name
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
story; tale; talk; discussion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
village; hamlet; countryside; country
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
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
woman; female; feminine gender
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory