台本

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 台本 (だいほん) combines stage 台 and book 本 to denote a script for performance.
• Basic usage: Actors read it before rehearsal, and revised dialogue can be distributed in a new version.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The written script versus the performance
  • 台本 contains planned lines and directions; it is not the live or recorded performance produced from them.