memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
ambitious; motivated; willful
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
business world; business circles; (the) industry
firm; unshakeable; resolute
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
original author (of a work)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fan club; hobbyist club; amateur association; doujin circle
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
planning; project; plan; design
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(courteous) invitation; call