story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
contributor (of written material)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut work; one's first work
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
help; assistance; service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum