protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be worried; to be troubled
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to have a talk; to tell a story
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
symposium; round-table discussion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion