after school (at the end of the day)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
light; faint; pale; fleeting
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
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 wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
school building; schoolhouse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading