but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long ago; a long time ago; already
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be nearing death; to be dying
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
engineer; technical officer
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
second (unit of time); arc second
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
one machine; one aircraft; one life
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with