voluntary; optional; free; elective
triumphant return; returning in triumph
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
serialization; serialisation; serial story
table of contents; contents
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
loveable; very likeable; like very much
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
that's true; of course; obviously
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
attendance (at school); going to school
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging