cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
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
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
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.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
finish; completion; the end
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
greeting; a fine thing to say
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
written oath; covenant; pledge
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole