showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
heading; headline; index; headword
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
irritation; annoyance; frustration
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
movie; film; motion picture
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to translate; to interpret
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
testimony; (verbal) evidence
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
tool; implement; means; furniture
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
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
witnessing; observing; sighting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...