present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
romantic film; love movie
sincere; honest; faithful
idealization; idealisation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
script; screenplay; scenario
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
that is to say; so that means
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
working; in operation; running; active
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
fortune teller; soothsayer; diviner
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler