not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
original story; original version; this volume
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
every month; each month; monthly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
this world; the present world
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
detective team; study group; club
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
after death; posthumously
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
editor (in publishing, etc.)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
voiced repetition mark in katakana
all you want; as much as one wants
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
author; writer; novelist; artist
to need; to call for; to require
to be helpful; to be useful