end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
by means of; due to; because of; according to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
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 spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
percent; per cent; percentage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
firm; strong; solid; stable
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
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.)