special issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
apt to think; tend to think
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
month-long period; (during) month
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to get a (driver's) license
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
illicit sexual relationship
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
will not do; do not; does not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
love triangle; eternal triangle
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
contrary to one's expectations
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to mix; to stir; to blend
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
in the same manner as before; the same as always
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se