shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
drama; theatre; theater; play
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
gesture; gesticulation; motion
long ago; once upon a time
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
correction; rectification; mending; repair
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
no way to do; nothing can be done
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to invite in; to show someone in
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to become attached; to begin to love
secret; private; surreptitious
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
just now; a little while back; a short time ago