scriptwriter; screenwriter
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
writing (e.g. as a profession)
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
film released direct-to-video
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to offer (put up) resistance
protest; refutation; pleading
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
process; course; mechanism
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over