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)
suddenly; all of a sudden
than; from; out of; except; but; more
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
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 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.
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
alien (from another planet)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
discovery; detection; finding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
battlefield; battleground
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
government; administration
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
restoration; repair; mending