happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
imagination; supposition; guess
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
day after day; day by day
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
monthly publication; monthly issue
serialization; serialisation; serial story
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
in one's own way or style
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
tenth day of the month; ten days