year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
body; group; party; company; troupe
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
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
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extermination; expulsion; destruction
after that; afterwards; thereafter
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
each place; various places
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on
national border; provincial border
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to boost; to force up; to push up
in the meanwhile; during the time
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
last week; the week before
than; from; out of; except; but; more
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling