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abrupt; sudden

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

6

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

43

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

Earth; the globe

3

life span

1

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.

39

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

mankind; humanity

2

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

80

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

35

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

clock; watch; timepiece

5

engineer; technician

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

29

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

14

giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

2

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

8

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

3

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

20

reconstruction

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

9

to show; to display

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

and then; after that

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

second (unit of time); arc second

2

after

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

6

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

3

transport; transportation

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

2

helicopter

1

one machine; one aircraft; one life

1

battle; fight; combat

1

automata

5

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in

1