going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
correction; revision; rectification
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
the same generation; coeval
because of; owing to; due to
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
true character; true heart; true spirit
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without