staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
in the end; on top of that
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
special; particular; peculiar; unique
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
good feeling; feeling good
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(social) position; status
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
money-making; earning money
personal; individual; private
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
spirits (distilled beverage)
disliking people similar to oneself
way (of doing); manner; method; means
future (usually near); prospects
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
(political) power; authority; influence