feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
instant; moment; for an instant
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
for a change; for variety's sake
collection of short stories; collected short stories
number of characters; number of letters; word count
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
in proportion to; just as much as
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to make a list; to enumerate
every second month; every other month
serialization; serialisation; serial story
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
long; drawn-out; very long
to finish reading; to read through
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
library; book collection; paperback book
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
show; exhibition; spectacle
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
person concerned; interested party; related party
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
debut work; one's first work
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out