compilation; editing; recording
writing (e.g. as a profession)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
each locality; each place; each region
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
supporting role (actor); minor role
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
final; eventual; ultimate
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm