something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
summer vacation; summer holiday
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
company; corporation; workplace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch