to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
semiconductor; solid-state
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
starting late; late departure
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
novel; original; new; innovative
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
assortment; product lineup
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
compensating; making up for; supplementation
more than anything; above all else
creation; generation; formation; derivation
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
special issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number
Tezuka Osamu (1928.11.3-1989.2.9)
successive generations; successive emperors
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character