West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
televising; broadcasting; airing
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
stealthily; secretly; in secret
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to strike dead; to beat to death
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
police officer; policeman; constable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
police drama (television); detective drama
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every