debut work; one's first work
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
nursing school; nursing college
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to be intimate with; to befriend
to call each other; to call out to one another
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
leaving school during a term
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)