to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become clear; to be made public
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
by means of; due to; because of; according to
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
transcendence; excellence; superiority
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
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
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo