protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very much; very many; more and more