happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
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
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
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 ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
of course; certainly; naturally
novel; story; (work of) fiction
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
stagnation; hindrance; delay
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
wood-block printing; publication
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls