new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
exclusive; attached to; specialist
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
already; now; no longer; not any more
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?