future (usually near); prospects
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
publish; start (new) publication
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
a few years ago; some years back
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
Kindle (Amazon's e-book reader); Kinder
individual; private person; personal; private
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to talk big; to be bombastic
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray