Antarctic Circle; the Antarctic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reaching; attaining; arrival
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
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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
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
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
any more; any further; any better; any longer
entry; approach; penetration
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ice house; ice room; cold room
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
considerably; fairly; quite
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet