comic book version; comic book edition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
unidentified flying object; UFO
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...