to miss (one's chance to ...)
Kurumada Masami (1953.12.6-)
one's impressions after reading a book
every other week; every two weeks
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
original home; birthplace; originator
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
beauty of style; beauty of form
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
job hunting; job searching
four (long cylindrical things)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
how; in what way; circumstances
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
such a thing; something like that
from afar; over a great distance; all the way