style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
unique type; one of a kind
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
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
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
place where one works; construction site; working area
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to chase; to run after; to pursue
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
time; season; period; phase; stage
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
drawing eyes (esp. on a daruma doll)
at work; in the midst of work; working
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off