Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
magnetism; magnetic force
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)