elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
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.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
table of contents; contents
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
that; the matter in question
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense