elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
table of contents; contents
first time; first; initial
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
after school (at the end of the day)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
beauty of style; beauty of form
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to query
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated