elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
table of contents; contents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
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.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong