elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to face; to go towards; to head towards
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
two persons; two people; pair; couple
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance