trial; judgement; judgment
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
premature joy; short-lived elation
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
curse; spell; malediction
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
original author (of a work)
script; screenplay; scenario
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless