sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); leader; chief; top; tip
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
program (e.g. TV); programme
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
excessive; too much; unreasonable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
stale; hackneyed; cliched
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
production (e.g. play); direction
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
this world; this life; world of the living
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)