year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
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.
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
dominion; territory; possession
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
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