long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
about; concerning; related to; -ish
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.)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
schedule; program; calendar
to subsist; to keep on living
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point