establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
monthly publication; monthly issue
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
short story; short film; short poem
based on; built on; made from
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
author; writer; novelist; artist
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
serialization; serialisation; serial story
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
but; however; provided that
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...