this occasion; at this time; now
fate; chance; relationship; tie
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
library; book collection; paperback book
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
February; second month of the lunar calendar
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
time; season; period; phase; stage
to move (house); to change residence
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to express (in words); to confess
real life; actual life; everyday life
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
one day; (on) a certain day
to lose one's way; to get lost
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
rare; uncommon; not often seen
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
optimism; taking an optimistic view
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation