whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
all present; all concerned; all of us
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tradition; legend; folklore
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
hidden treasure; treasured article
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
many; numerous; various; large number of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm