serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
saturated linework; concentrated linework
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
impression given by a painting or image
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
relation; connection; relevance
to be able to manage somehow or other
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly