training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
senior high school student
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
serialization; serialisation; serial story
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
dawning (of a new era); dawn
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder