elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at least; at most; (even) just
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
both hands; both arms; ten
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)