to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to intervene; to stop (something)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
meanwhile; in the meantime
genuine article; real thing; real deal
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
novel; story; (work of) fiction
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
blooming late; flowering late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to continue to do; to persist in doing
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great