to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
business based on anime and manga characters; character-based business
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
disparate society; stratified society
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
opinion; intention; thought
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
finish; finishing; finishing touches
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
planning; project; plan; design
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
graphic artist; CGI artist; video game artist
original picture; key frame; key animation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
this occasion; at this time; now