to hear a rumor; to get wind of
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
white horse; unrefined sake
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
popular name; common name; given name
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
history of Japan; Japanese history
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
history of the Western world
first challenge; first try
comic books; comics; comic; comical
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
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 (ritsuryo system)
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something