qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
tradition; legend; folklore
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
maintaining the status quo
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
proposed solution; idea for a solution
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
power of the state; government authority
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
(talking in a) half-joking manner
leaving everything up to someone else
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to decide; to determine; to judge
second-year student; biennial
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
hereabouts; around there; that area
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
ongoing; in progress; afoot
serialization; serialisation; serial story
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
free (of charge); gratuitous
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
writing something on commission; newly written text
script; screenplay; scenario
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
sixth day of the month; six days