elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
table of contents; contents
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school; high school
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
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 repeat; to do something over again
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
spirit world; underworld; the next world
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious