trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
physical strength; muscle strength
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to think too much; to be over-concerned
writing something on commission; newly written text
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
chief; main; principal; major
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
wood-block printing; publication
writing (e.g. as a profession)
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures