personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
perfect; complete; flawless
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
leading person; foremost figure
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(period of) a year; during an era
together; at the same time; same; identical
moving tale; impressive tale
and then; and so; and; so then
when it becomes; when it comes to
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
pleasant feeling; good vibes
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
newly appointed; inaugural
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
big man; large man; tall man; giant
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
tide; current; tendency; trend
average; mean; balance; equilibrium