system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
misprint; typographical error; typo
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
already; now; no longer; not any more
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
so; like this; in this way
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
life; living; I; me; student
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but