diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
desktop personal computer
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
considerably; greatly; a lot
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to become better; to improve
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
even more; still more; further
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to paint (draw) a picture
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
society for the study of manga; manga club
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
will not do; do not; does not
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word