to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
bedside; near one's pillow
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
at that time; in those days
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
for example; for instance; e.g.
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to finish reading; to read through
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction