magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
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
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
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
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
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)