modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
relation; connection; relevance
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
compilation; editing; recording
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
historical play; period drama
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
caption (photo explanation, video subtitle, headline); legend; cutline
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen