turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
having high information content; informative
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
by myself; in person; by oneself
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)