to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
knot (nautical mile per hour)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
individual; private person; personal; private
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
complete works; complete collection; complete series
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
distinction; differentiation; classification
another thing; exception; special case
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
on the occasion of; at the time of
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to yearn for; to be in love with