starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
script; libretto; scenario
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
mending; repair; darning; patching up
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
this world; this life; world of the living
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
free ticket; free admission ticket
they; those guys; those fellows
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
experience; history; record; career
root vegetables boiled in broth
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
when it becomes; when it comes to