elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
table of contents; contents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
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
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
student accommodation; student dormitory
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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)
top university; leading university; first-rate university
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
finding employment; getting a job
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...