serialization; serialisation; serial story
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
genius; prodigy; natural gift
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
present continuous tense; present progressive form
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to lose sight of; to miss
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
society for the study of manga; manga club
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
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
educational institution; school; academy; campus
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)