this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
collection of short stories; collected short stories
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
beginning; outset; first; onset
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
suffix for familiar person
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existence; being; presence
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to