elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
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
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
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 try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
considerably; greatly; a lot
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
feeling; sense; impression
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)