movie; film; motion picture
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
choices; alternatives; options
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to press a question; to cross-examine
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
(someone else's) parents; both parents
family; relatives; dependents; household
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated