to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
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
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
war; fighting; fierce competition
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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
wheat straw; barley straw
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
massing (of troops); gathering
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
archipelago; group of islands
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
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
image; figure; figure; form; image
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo