various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
library; book collection; paperback book
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
collection of short stories; collected short stories
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
spotlight; close observation
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
serialization; serialisation; serial story
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days