that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
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 (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
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 world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
several people; a few people
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at that time; in those days
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)