once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
countries; (various) nations
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
fortified city; walled city
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
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 expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
even though; despite; when
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour