until now; so far; up to the present
genius; prodigy; natural gift
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pride; boast; credit (to)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
just because; even if; even though
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
in that manner; like that
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)