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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
legend; folklore; tradition
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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)
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 overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
existence; being; presence
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
to be excited; to be nervous; to be 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
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world