popular name; common name; given name
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Japanese history; history of Japan
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
history of the Western world
first challenge; first try
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-1867; samurai and politician)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
truth is stranger than fiction
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (manga and media franchise)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement