year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
beginning; outset; first; onset
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
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
town; city; municipal; urban
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.
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
it is not (like that) either
special; particular; peculiar; unique
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
code of ethics; ethical code; ethical consideration; ethical provision; ethics regulation; honor (honour) code
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
even more; still more; further
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility