Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
secret; private; surreptitious
starship; interstellar spacecraft
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
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.
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Magellan; Magellan, Ferdinand (1480?-1521; Portuguese explorer)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
8000; eight thousand; many
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
escape velocity; orbital velocity; cosmic speed; space velocity