eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
chief; main; principal; major
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
time axis; time basis; timeline
to differ; to vary; to disagree
a few years ago; some years back
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
original story; original version; this volume
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
both; both sides; both parties
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
multiplication table; times table
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
or; OR (Boolean operator)
job application form; employee satisfaction
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
severe; strict; tough; hard
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection