Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
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)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
in that way; thus; so; so?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do