script; libretto; scenario
piece of cake; a walk in the park
easily; in no time; effortlessly
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
alternately; by turns; one after the other
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
now that you say that; now that you mention it
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
old body; aged person; elderly person
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
expression of love; showing love
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard