intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
first time; first; initial
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
God; god; ace; king; superior person
at that time; in those days
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)
great emperor; ... the Great
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
postwar period; period after Second World War
to lay the foundation (for)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
B class; B grade; second rate
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
generation; the world; the age
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
creator; inventor; developer
posterity; future life; life to come
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
if you think about it; come to think of it
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...