it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
older sister; elder sister
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
supporting role (actor); minor role
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
now; the present time; just now; another; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
door; gate; opening; title page
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
beginning; opening; start; outset
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme