October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
library; book collection; paperback book
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
writing (e.g. as a profession)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become keen on; to get passionate about
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
while; even though; despite
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)
comic books; comics; comic; comical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)