remote past; far ago; time immemorial
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to maintain (preserve) peace
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
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
name; given name; first name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
by means of; due to; because of; according to
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
survival; survivor; relic
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to make an appearance; to show up
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
servant; manservant; menial