to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
magazine; journal; periodical
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance