many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
good; goodness; right; virtue
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
notice; attention; observation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
foreign; abroad; overseas
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mass communication; mass media
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
forcibly; against one's will
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
overall victory; championship
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school