taking turns; relieving the guard
evaluation on an absolute scale
gifted (person); intellectual giftedness
final program (programme, plan)
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
comic book version; comic book edition
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
cold noodles (in Korean style); chilled Chinese noodles; cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
jobless university graduate
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
yukhoe (Korean dish of seasoned raw beef topped with an egg yolk)
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
to commit an act (or acts) of terrorism
one's impressions after reading a book
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to