time; season; period; phase; stage
joint together; opposite; facing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
personal; individual; private
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
all present; all concerned; all of us
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point