literary world; literary circles
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
writing (e.g. as a profession)
while; during (the time when)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
very popular; highly favoured
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
at a young age; while still young
many; numerous; various; large number of
while; even though; despite
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
female high-school student
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to watch steadily; to stare
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
even if; even though; however; no matter how
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
persecution complex; paranoia
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed