basis; foundation; grounds; authority
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
weekly publication; weekly magazine
serialization; serialisation; serial story
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
author; writer; novelist; artist
winter vacation; winter holidays
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
based on; built on; made from
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be damaged; to receive damage
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to be reminded of; to call to mind