once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this world; this life; world of the living
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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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.
tradition; legend; folklore
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
single word; a few words; brief comment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to give; to do (something) for
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question