debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
chief; main; principal; important
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
Lotte (Japanese-Korean confection company)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
serialization; serialisation; serial story
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)