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wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
work; business; company; study
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
while; even though; despite
primary school; elementary school; grade school
commuting to school; school commute
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
after that; afterwards; thereafter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)