debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
author; writer; novelist; artist
residing; living; dwelling
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
number of characters; number of letters; word count
preparatory phase; preparatory period
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
besides; moreover; in addition
performing without rehearsal
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
digital versatile disc; DVD
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly