to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
myself; yourself; I; me; you
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to unfold; to unroll; to open
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
novel; story; (work of) fiction