chapter one; first chapter
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
already; now; no longer; not any more
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
troubled times; turbulent times
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
silence; stillness; quietness
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)