protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
personal (employee); employed; retained
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
such ... as; or some such
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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 decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
race (of people); type of person
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear