protagonist;  main character;  hero(ine) (of a story);  head of household
 ordinary;  common;  free of charge;  unaffected;  as is;  only
 mob;  crowd of people;  background character (in a manga, anime, etc.);  mob (in a video game);  non-player character
 as (i.e. in the role of);  for (i.e. from the viewpoint of);  apart from... (used to change the topic);  even (e.g. "not even a single person");  thinking that...;  trying to...
 to subsist;  to keep on living
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 consideration;  guess;  conjecture;  judgment;  judgement
 avenue;  street;  coming and going;  street traffic;  flow (of water, air, etc.);  transmission (of sound);  reach (e.g. of voice)
 difficult;  hard;  impossible;  unfeasible;  fussy;  particular;  gloomy
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 like;  similar to;  as with;  in the same way
 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
 simple;  plain;  uncomplicated;  straightforward;  simple-minded;  naive
 strong;  potent;  strong;  brawny;  good (at);  skilled;  being able to handle
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 chief;  main;  principal;  important
 underground;  below the ground;  world of the dead;  the grave;  underground (activities, movement, etc.);  secret
 to sleep;  to die;  to rest (in peace);  to lie idle (e.g. of resources);  to lie unused; (arch.)  to close one's eyes
 ancient times;  distant past;  antiquity
 historic ruins (remains, relics);  archeological site
 search;  lookup;  hunt;  (item of) research;  exploration;  investigation
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 rope;  cord;  line;  grand champion's braided belt
 moving (location, with the times, etc.);  change;  metastasis;  spread;  transition (e.g. phase transition);  transfer (of learning)
 gate;  branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master;  division;  phylum;  counter for cannons
 equipment;  device;  installation;  stage setting
 plural;  multiple;  several
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 doing whatever one pleases
 or;  either ... or;  maybe;  perhaps;  some ... and others ...;  sometimes ... and at other times ...
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 collection;  recovery;  withdrawal;  retrieval
 government;  administration
 dilettante;  person of fantastic taste
 to palm off;  to force a sale
 stinginess;  miserliness;  shabby;  cheap;  petty;  narrow-minded
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to