elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(large) building; public building; hall
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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.
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hit hard; to strike hard
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
armament; soldier's equipment
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family