this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(full-length) novel; long novel
should; must; -able; probably; likely
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Japanese person; Japanese people
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to mix; to stir; to blend
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
useless; vain; aimless; idle
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
already; now; no longer; not any more
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well