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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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.
tradition; legend; folklore
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
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; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Island; insula; island; islet
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to face; to go towards; to head towards
wheat straw; barley straw