story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
messenger; envoy; emissary
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to say; to be called; to do
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit