once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
Circumstellar habitable zone
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
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.
discovery; detection; finding
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
intensive; concentrated; focused
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker