dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
among these; between these; of these
entrance; admission; entering
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
two persons; two people; pair; couple
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
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...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
having said that; on the other hand
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
one thin flat object; one sheet
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
relatively; comparatively
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate