meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
story; tale; talk; discussion
heaven and earth; top and bottom
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
at that time; in those days
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
personal; individual; private
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
web edition; online edition
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
royal capital; imperial capital
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
after staying up all night