elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
third-year student; third-year pupil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the other day; a few days ago
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
number one; first; best; most; game; round
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
while; during; while; although; all; both
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 ascend; to go up; to climb
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)