sales promotion; hard selling
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
leadership; initiative; spearhead
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
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 ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
story; tale; talk; discussion
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
foreign; abroad; overseas
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...