elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks 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 sniff out; to get wind of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
group; bunch; crowd; group
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to slide down; to slip down
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
length (of an animal); body length
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
while; during; while; although; all; both
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch