system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
complete works; complete collection; complete series
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
department store; department
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
way (of doing); manner; method; means
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
those (near the second person)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar