original text; source book; draft
indeed; really; truly; very much
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
shyness; bashfulness; shame
outline; summary; argument
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
every second month; every other month