apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
that is to say; so that means
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
main text; original text; this book; this volume
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
counter for books; volume
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)