failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
real experience; actual observations
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
depiction; description; portrayal
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour