how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
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.
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
at that time; in those days
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
general idea; concept; notion
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case