story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
modern person; people of today
main cause; primary factor
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
single word; a few words; brief comment
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
villain; baddie; the villain's part
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
villainess; antagonist young lady
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
1,000,000; one million; million; many
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet