time; hour; period; class
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
day by day; every day; by the day
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
both hands; both arms; ten
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
magazine; journal; periodical
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
serialization; serialisation; serial story
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
promotion (school, military, etc.)