July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
the whole year; all the year
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to pass (of time); to elapse
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
assertion; declaration; affirmation
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
contributor; poster; submitter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
completion; perfection; accomplishment
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut work; one's first work
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
help; assistance; service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is