cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
one's share; one's portion
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
bashful person; very shy person
legendary beast; magical beast
to fall in love (with); to love
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to be born; to come into the world
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
perception; sensation; awareness
value judgement; value judgment
embodiment; realization; materialization
as a child; when one was a child
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to have troubles; to have concerns
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
wide difference; a world of difference
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something