travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
hey; listen; look here; I say
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
finish; completion; the end
to publish a book; to put out a book
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
it's been a long time; long time no see
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
library; book collection; paperback book
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
how; in what way; how about; questionable
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
summer festival; summer matsuri
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled