elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(large) building; public building; hall
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living; lifestyle; living room
at; in; at; when; by; with
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
stark naked; completely naked; nude
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
scene; spectacle; sight; view
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
already; now; no longer; not any more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of