binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
Lotte (Japanese-Korean confection company)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
chief; main; principal; important
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to paint (draw) a picture
to publish a book; to put out a book
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
many; numerous; various; large number of
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
journal; magazine; periodical
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result