thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
fool; twit; idiot; (arch.) unpleasant customer
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
young girl; lass; adolescent female
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over