to approach; to draw near
serialization; serialisation; serial story
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to forget to say; to forget to mention
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
in this way; thus; such; uh...
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
such; this sort of; like this
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
erotic manga; pornographic manga
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky