script; screenplay; scenario
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
spring water; clear (pure) water
face with no make-up; sobriety; having no class (e.g. in a RPG); (being) jobless
to watch steadily; to stare
eye for people; ability to judge character
style of writing; manner of writing
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
king; king; king (chess piece)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
certain; definite; clear; credible
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)