stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to some extent; to a certain extent
to become clear; to be made public
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to appear all together; to be all present
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)