to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be opposite; to face each other
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
how many people; a number of people
in search of; in order to look for
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
green light; (giving) permission; OK
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
finish; finishing; finishing touches
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona