to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
please (give me); please (do for me)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
when it becomes; when it comes to
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
novel; story; (work of) fiction