cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
residing; living; dwelling
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
finish; completion; the end
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to yell; to rant; to rave
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
study tour; guided visit; field trip
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
(in) her way; peculiar to her
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
natural water; untreated water; spring water
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses