continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
several times; a few times
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
short story; short film; short poem
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)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at; in; at; when; by; with
voting; ballot; poll; vote
without omission; in full
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
starting point; point of departure
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)