surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
don't you think?; indicates question
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
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)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
without omission; in full
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
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.)