to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
web edition; online edition
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
way; method; means; resource; course
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize