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 end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
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
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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.
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
personification; impersonation; embodiment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
front; frontage; facade; main