once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
anything and everything; just about everything
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
contradiction; inconsistency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed