elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
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
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
table of contents; contents
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
educational institution; school; academy; campus
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically