to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
a little more; a bit more
to have a smattering knowledge of
proposal; motion; recommendation
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
approximate value; approximation
table of contents; contents
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
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)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to keep away; to keep at a distance
just managing; with great difficulty
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
preface; foreword; introduction
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
long ago; once upon a time
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to finish reading; to read through
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
plagiarism; plagiarised work
belief; faith; conviction
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case