musical composition title; song title
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to finger; to tamper (with)
background research; research into the period
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
collection of short stories; collected short stories
episode; anecdote; vignette
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to wash away; to rinse off
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
sequel; later development
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
author; writer; novelist; artist
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
this and that; various things
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production