animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
scene; sight; scenario; setting
extract; excerpt; selection
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
particularly; only; in the case of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
choices; alternatives; options
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
personal guidance; tutoring
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
heart pounding; chest tightening
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
tension; mental strain; nervousness
something; some kind of; for some reason
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least