short story; short film; short poem
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
beginning; opening; start; outset
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
suffix for familiar person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with
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)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such ... as; or some such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to some extent; to a certain extent
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to