postwar period; period after Second World War
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...