lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
like this; this sort; this way
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
idealization; idealisation
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
drama; play; powerful drug
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
consequently; as a result
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
smoothly; easily; readily
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
obsession; compulsive idea