fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
novel; story; (work of) fiction
fate; destiny; predestination
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
role; part; job; assignment
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
completion; perfection; accomplishment
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
time; season; period; phase; stage
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
serialization; serialisation; serial story
on and after; from ... onward; since
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
beginning; opening; start; outset
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference