August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
7th day of the month; seven days
24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
myself; yourself; I; me; you
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
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 overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period