opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
feeling; sense; impression
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to become better; to improve
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
don't you think?; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; this sort of; like this
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)