background image; static image
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
proofreading; calibration
library; book collection; paperback book
business; trade; operations; sales
press; print shop; printing office
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
planning; plan; project; arrangements
ongoing; in progress; afoot
scene; sight; scenario; setting
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
short story; short film; short poem
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
forgetting; lapse of memory
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally