elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
suffix for familiar person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serialization; serialisation; serial story
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
serious; not joking; straight
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
critical moment; do-or-die situation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long