remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
society for the study of manga; manga club
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
selling out; being sold out
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
about here; in this neighborhood
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
all parts; various parts; every department
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
tail (animal); tail end; tip
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
outsider; someone outside of a group
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table