binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
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
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
illustration (e.g. book); picture
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)
chief; main; principal; important
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
library; book collection; paperback book
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)