establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
Andersen; Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875; Danish author)
children's story; fairy tale
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
this and that; various things
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to compete with; to vie for
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
depiction; description; portrayal
short story; short film; short poem
on sale; available (to buy)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
trouble; bother; annoyance
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called