elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
female vampire; vampiress
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very young; little; childish; immature
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament