to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; how about
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
comic book version; comic book edition
on sale; available (to buy)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
magic sword; cursed sword
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very loose; slowly; leisurely
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)