year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
intensification; aggravation
to continue (going along some trend)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
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 ascertain; to check; to make sure
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
body; group; party; company; troupe