legend; folklore; tradition
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
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.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; for; the reason why is ...
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
smooth (i.e. without problems)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...