to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
digital versatile disc; DVD
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
library (usu. single-room); small library
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
that is to say; so that means
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
without sparing time for sleep