elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
table of contents; contents
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to throw at; to turn; to raise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
not mince matters; not mince one's words
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person