pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
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
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
body; group; party; company; troupe
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious wound; serious injury
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 bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
third day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
due form; official; formality
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird