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
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
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
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
second week's memorial services
fortress; stronghold; citadel
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
mission; delegation; transmission
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
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.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
feelings; thoughts; meaning
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 represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up