old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
central part; heart (of a city)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
directly opposite; right in front
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
room light; interior light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do