serialization; serialisation; serial story
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
new discovery; new invention
(full-length) novel; long novel
two (long cylindrical things)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to be surprised; to be astonished
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
adventure story; novel of adventure
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
great admiration; deep respect
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to finish reading; to read through
occupation; calling; livelihood
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)