short story; short film; short poem
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
great war; great battle; world war
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
events of the day; current affairs
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
legendary beast; magical beast
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine