story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
notes; comment; remark; annotation
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
unqualified; without qualifications
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
timewise; temporal; chronal
whole day and night; 24 hours
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
finishing blow; coup de grâce
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to wring the neck; to strangle
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)