manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
commerce; trade; business
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
serialization; serialisation; serial story
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
suspending publication (of serialized content in newspapers, magazines, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
ghostwriter; ghost writer
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
while; even though; despite
working adult; full-fledged member of society
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
two persons; two people; pair; couple
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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