elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
light pink; light crimson
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage