that is to say; so that means
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
when it becomes; when it comes to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
while alive; during one's lifetime
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
callus on one's middle finger (from writing)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
environment; circumstance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
belief; faith; conviction
men and women of all ages
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity