acting ability; talent as a performer
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
personality; character; individuality; personhood
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
killing time; staving off boredom
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
television program; TV program
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
since when; from when; how long
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
imitating; copying; mimicking
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
general; popular; common; typical
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers