development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
continuation; succession; series
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
charming; fascinating; attractive
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
emperor (of Japan); mikado
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
form; shape; figure; visage
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
number of copies; circulation
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
in this way; thus; such; uh...