questionnaire results; survey results
comic books; comics; comic; comical
number of copies; circulation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
tune (melody, piece of music)
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
first thing in the morning
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
back off!; leave me alone!
professor; teaching; instruction
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
Kyoto University Graduate School
summary; digest; outline; abstract
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
long run (of a film, play, product, etc.)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
since then; from that time; ever since
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
master; teacher; stable master
to seek a path; to find one's way
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
new book; new publication
import; importation; introduction; afferent