to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
this world; this life; world of the living
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
author; writer; novelist; artist
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
beyond that point; after that
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
editor (in publishing, etc.)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
ordinary citizen; the general public
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
man; male; masculine gender
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki