cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unicellular organism; monad
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
that's the way it is; such is life
in this way; thus; such; uh...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
just because; even if; even though
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry