it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
young person; youth; young
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
aromatic; heroic deed; outstanding achievement
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in one's own way or style
I see; that's right; indeed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
for example; for instance; e.g.
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental