once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this world; this life; world of the living
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
legend; folklore; tradition
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
single word; a few words; brief comment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to give; to do (something) for
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
war; fighting; fierce competition
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
wheat straw; barley straw
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world