cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to unfold; to unroll; to open
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
restoration; repair; mending
everything; anything; nothing
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
willpower; energy; vitality
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
emotional scars; mental trauma
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances