chapter one; first chapter
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
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)