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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

4

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

contradiction; inconsistency

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

painter; artist; illustrator

5

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

1

human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

ability; skill; facility

1

realistic; graphic; true to life

1

impact of publicity or propaganda

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)

1

delivery; transfer; hand-over

2

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

sociable

1

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

1

to buy up

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

3

fierce attack

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

reader

1

pen-name

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

3

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

2

depiction; description; portrayal

7

bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud

1

(romantic) love

5

frequent appearance; frequent occurrence

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

3

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

1

talk; recital; narration; topic

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

fresh

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

6

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1