to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
research; study; investigation
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
great laughter; burst of laughter
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
beyond that point; after that
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
one by one; one after another; successively