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
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last 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
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
specially equipped; customized; customised
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
compilation; editing; recording
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 throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do