immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
extreme sadist; very sadistic
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to summon courage; to be brave
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-te form (e.g. of a verb)
embodiment; realization; materialization
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
personality; character; individuality; personhood
individual; one by one; separate; each
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
immortal; undying; indestructible
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up