cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
older sister; elder sister
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
declaration; proclamation; announcement
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
stairs; stairway; staircase
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
because of; owing to; due to
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
sincere; earnest; serious
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)