to drink up; to drain (cup)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
author; writer; novelist; artist
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to move forward; to move on
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end