elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
female vampire; vampiress
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to make an appearance; to show up
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
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 feel; to sense; to experience
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
total eclipse of the Moon
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to dye; to colour; to color
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing