man; male; masculine gender
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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
educational institution; school; academy; campus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how many people; a number of people
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't you think?; indicates question
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
society; public; community; social studies
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!