stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
serious; severe; grave; acute
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
animation studio; animation production company
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
looking away; looking aside
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to grow up; to become an adult
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
by today; before the day is over
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
correction; revision; amendment
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
final; eventual; ultimate
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
compilation; editing; recording
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
dramatic role for child; child actor
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)