elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
table of contents; contents
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
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.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
of course; certainly; naturally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at