to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to well up; to burst; to arise
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
doing whatever one pleases
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to look around; to survey
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
association of like-minded people
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake