story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
festival; feast; carnival
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
festival merrymaking; revelry
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
cartoon-character costume
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly