elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
table of contents; contents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
how long; how far; how much
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
all; entire; whole; altogether