to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hidden treasure; treasured article
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tradition; legend; folklore
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
wheat straw; barley straw
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
secretary; councillor; councilor