to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
mission; delegation; transmission
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
but; however; provided that
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
journal; magazine; periodical
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
origin; beginning; source; rise
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
high; noble; refined; advanced
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
digital versatile disc; DVD
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor