elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(large) building; public building; hall
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
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.)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
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.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)