junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
father and mother; parents
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead