handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to accept (something) with thanks
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Dragon King; promoted rook
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
new book; new publication
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
man overly interested in women's breasts
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in high spirits; excited; energetic
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
taste; flavor; taste; liking
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun