irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
preface; introduction; preamble
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
criticism; critique; review; commentary
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to collect; to assemble; to gather
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
convenience; user-friendliness
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen