at that time; in those days
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
record; record-setting; record-breaking
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
dot; point; polka dots; dot; pixel
list price; regular price; established price
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to encamp; to take up positions
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)