first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
consequently; as a result; in the end
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
good-looking; fair; beautiful
standard; set; routine; decided
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
30th day of the month; 30 days
duty; obligation; responsibility
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one-by-one; separately; in detail
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase