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
March; third month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
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
one day; (on) a certain day
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
top university; leading university; first-rate university
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
senior high school; high school
graduation ceremony; commencement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
great depth; bottomless; great height
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
largest class; top category
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
recreational area; leisure land