darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
several years; a few years
1,000,000; one million; million; many
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
original author (of a work)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
but; however; provided that
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
mental; spiritual; emotional
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength