something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
short story; short film; short poem
largest ever; biggest; record
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
revenge; having a second go (at something)
loving something but being very bad at it
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
these days; nowadays; recently
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
it's been a long time; long time no see
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
extremely troubled; very puzzled
circulation (of the blood)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
last week; the week before
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
young male with a feminine appearance (esp. one who crossdresses and has a feminine gender expression); femboy
beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen