cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
performer; entertainer; celebrity
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that's the way it is; such is life
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
the other day; lately; recently
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
death from disease; death from illness
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...