world; society; people; the public
novel; story; (work of) fiction
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
to publish a book; to put out a book
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK
feeling keenly; fully realizing
depiction; description; portrayal
power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
now that; since; so long as; because
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
determination; resolution
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
a little bit; a little while
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
bygones; the past; past event
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to hurry (someone to do); to hasten; to urge; to press; to rush
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to live; to make a living; to get on with
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone