from now;  from the present moment;  from this time forward;  henceforth
 about;  roughly;  generally;  on the whole;  completely;  quite
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
 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.
 to operate (e.g. a machine);  to handle;  to have a good command of (a language);  to play proficiently (of a musical instrument);  to work (a puppet);  to pull the strings of a puppet
 god;  deity;  incredible;  fantastic; (arch.)  Emperor (of Japan); (arch.)  thunder
 man (esp. one who is well-respected);  samurai;  person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed);  member
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 sky;  heaven;  God;  svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth);  deva (divine being of Buddhism);  top (of a book);  sole (of a Japanese sandal)
 fashion;  way;  school (of thought);  class;  rank;  current (electrical, water, etc.)
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 earth;  ground;  place;  territory;  bottom (of a package, book, etc.);  earth (one of the five elements)
 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
 the big two...;  two major...;  two main...
 influence;  power;  might;  strength;  potency;  force
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to branch;  to fork;  to separate;  to split;  to disperse;  to scatter
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 that;  the;  part (as in "part two");  um ...;  er ...
 fierce (fight, competition, etc.);  severe;  hot;  hard;  bitter;  keen
 to carry to extremes;  to go to the end of something;  to investigate thoroughly;  to master
 both groups;  both factions
 before long;  soon;  almost;  nearly;  finally;  in the end
 exhaustion;  fatigue;  impoverishment;  (financial) exhaustion;  ruin
 decline;  degeneration;  decay;  waning;  ebbing
 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
 long (distance, length);  long (time);  protracted;  prolonged
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 to pass;  to elapse;  to pass through;  to go through;  to experience;  to go through
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 one person;  being alone;  being by oneself;  being single;  being unmarried;  by oneself
 boy;  juvenile;  young boy;  youth;  lad
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 again;  once more;  a second time
 violent;  furious;  extreme;  intense;  fervent;  vehement
 to scatter;  to cause a shower of;  to disperse;  to distribute;  to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.);  to relieve
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 as one expects;  as one wants;  to one's satisfaction;  as one sees fit
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 many;  numerous;  large amount of;  large quantity of;  frequent;  common