hello; good day; good afternoon
collection of short stories; collected short stories
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
recollection; reminiscence
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
editor (in publishing, etc.)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in the same way as; just like
serialization; serialisation; serial story
short story; short film; short poem
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support