indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
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.
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such; like that; that sort of; very
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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)