(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to pay attention; to be watchful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
police drama (television); detective drama
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
interview (with a doctor); history taking
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to waver
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
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
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
predation; eating prey; preying upon
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
parent-child relationship
relation; connection; relevance