elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
table of contents; contents
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
after school (at the end of the day)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
journal; magazine; periodical
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
counter for books; volume
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to finish reading; to read through
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back