(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
very careful; thoroughly prepared
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
such a thing; something like that
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to be reflected in a mirror
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)