last days; the end; one's fate
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to practice magic; to practise magic
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
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
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
everyday life; daily life
club activities; extracurricular activities
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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 be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
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
junior high school student; middle school pupil
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
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