to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
time; hour; period; class
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
again; once more; a second time
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)