elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
table of contents; contents
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
while; during; while; although; all; both
book; volume; this; present; main; head
arm; skill; efforts; ability
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Odontamblyopus lacepedii (species of eel goby)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly