devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
welcome; (warm) reception
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
by myself; in person; by oneself
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
all; entire; whole; altogether
completion; perfection; accomplishment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
environment; surroundings; circumstances
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch