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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust