story;  tale;  narrative;  account;  fable;  legend
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do
 suffix for familiar person
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 hero;  heroine;  Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804);  Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 indicates direct object of action;  indicates subject of causative expression;  indicates an area traversed;  indicates time (period) over which action takes place;  indicates point of departure or separation of action;  indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
 to throw down;  to bring down;  to kill;  to defeat;  to overthrow;  to trip up
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 the world;  society;  sphere;  circle;  world-renowned;  world-famous
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 to rescue from;  to help out of;  to save
 to end;  to come to an end;  to close;  to finish
 soon;  shortly;  before long;  nearly;  almost
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 influence;  effect;  to influence;  to affect;  to have an influence on
 hah (derisively);  pooh;  pfft (of something disappearing);  poof;  huff;  puff
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 (not) anything;  (nothing) at all;  and everything else;  and all;  (not) at all;  (not) in the least
 change;  alteration;  difference;  distinction;  something wrong;  abnormality
 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.)
 everything;  all;  the whole;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 to be decided;  to be settled;  to be unchanging;  to be the same (as always);  to be a fixed rule;  to be destined;  to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 little girl;  maiden;  young lady; (arch.)  female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 flame;  blaze;  flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger);  passion
 swordsman;  swordswoman;  fencer
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 after that;  afterwards;  thereafter
 to build up;  to establish;  to form;  to become (a state);  to accomplish;  to achieve;  to change into
 to get;  to earn;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment);  to get (ill)
 many;  numerous;  various;  large number of
 victory;  triumph;  conquest;  success;  win