elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
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
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ten; 10; ten years of age
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
table of contents; contents
older sister; elder sister
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
underworld; underside of society
influential person; man of importance
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
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 yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty