middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
choice; selection; option
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
serialization; serialisation; serial story
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
original author (of a work)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate