massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to practice magic; to practise magic
belief; faith; conviction
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
to begin; to set about; to start
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
medical care; medical treatment
improved version; revised edition; refinement
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to knead well; to polish; to refine
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to live through; to survive
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor