inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
creation; Creation (by God)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
novel; original; new; innovative
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
3000; three thousand; many
counter for books; volume
of course; certainly; naturally
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
awareness; realization; noticing
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed