elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
general idea; concept; notion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
table of contents; contents
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
studying very hard; studying like mad
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
chief; main; principal; major
considerably; fairly; quite
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
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
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
allotment (allocation) of marks
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)