method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
means; way; method; measure
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
participation; joining; entry
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
since when; from when; how long
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
reality; actuality; hard fact
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly