creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
name; given name; first name
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
first (written) contribution; first post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
really; truly; indeed; good grief
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving