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
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
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
library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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 turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
even though; despite; when
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
family; members of a family
(not) a single person; (no) one
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible