year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beginning; outset; first; onset
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
if it is (the case that ...)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
myself; yourself; I; me; you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...