elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
general idea; concept; notion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
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
second generation; second; junior
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
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
intensification; aggravation
to continue (going along some trend)
public indecency; indecent exposure
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
infection; contagion; becoming infected
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
people; men and women; each person; everybody
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dozens; scores of; decades