here and there; in places
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
serialization; serialisation; serial story
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
one by one; one after another; successively
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
carriage; movement (of the body)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
depiction; description; portrayal
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
short story; short film; short poem
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
time axis; time basis; timeline
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