last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
release; liberation; acquittal
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
society; the world; the times
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
shopping; purchased goods
way; method; means; resource; course
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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 study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
together; at the same time; same; identical
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate