worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in comparison to; rather than
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
considerably; fairly; quite
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
writing (e.g. as a profession)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
day of month; counter for days
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
preface; foreword; preamble
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
final; eventual; ultimate