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
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
female university student; female college student
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)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
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.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result