one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
summer vacation; summer holiday
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) even once; (not) ever
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; how about
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.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
of course; certainly; naturally
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make merry; to be festive
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
head of the student council; president of the student council
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already