background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
support; backing; patronage
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
good person; virtuous person
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
classical form of martial art
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
early (days); initial stage; initial
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
older sister; elder sister
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb