creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
document; official papers
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
script; screenplay; scenario
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to become better; to improve
godparent; first person to give something its name
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
(full-length) novel; long novel
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
around the world; throughout the world
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)