magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
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
product; produce; result; fruit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reality; actuality; hard fact
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
cold; coldness; chilliness
action of making something; -ification
as; because; with; due to
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
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 go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
World War III; Third World War
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
war; fighting; fierce competition
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
technical skill; ability; capacity
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally