cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
when it becomes; when it comes to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
novel; story; (work of) fiction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
critic; reviewer; commentator
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during