beginning; outset; first; onset
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please (give me); please (do for me)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
how; in what way; how about
company president; manager; director
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
relatively; comparatively
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
official document; archives
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy