indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
territory; autonomous region
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares