elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(large) building; public building; hall
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 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.
in that manner; like that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to talk; to chat; to chatter
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
round and cute (esp. of eyes)