research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
several times; a few times
influence; effect; impact
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
society for the study of manga; manga club
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
methods of writing; rules of good writing; writing style guide
the same as always; day after day
environment; surroundings; circumstances
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the world in general; society; convention
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic