wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
celebratory banquet; feast
recollection; reminiscence
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context