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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
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.
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
opposite side; other side; other party
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
indeed; really; truly; very much
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
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.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government