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
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
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.
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
residing; living; dwelling
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
finish; completion; the end
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major