as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
domestic handicraft industry
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
skill; dexterity; proficiency
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
number of characters; number of letters
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(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 measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be able to manage somehow or another
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)