smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
a rival horse or candidate
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
action of making something; -ification
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
scene; sight; scenario; setting
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
script; screenplay; scenario
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
production (e.g. play); direction
most part; greater part; majority
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
Extinct (conservation status); EX
management information system (MIS)
International System of Units; SI
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement