seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to come to one's senses; to calm down
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
absence; disregard; indifference
Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Communists; Communist China
library; book collection; paperback book
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
new book; new publication
novel; story; (work of) fiction
story; tale; talk; discussion
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
to have the privilege of doing
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
March; third month of the lunar calendar
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)