briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
serialization; serialisation; serial story
animation studio; animation production company
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
mobilization; mobilisation
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
heading; headline; index; headword
editor (in publishing, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
redoing; doing over again
absence; disregard; indifference
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
self-mutilation; self-injury
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course