chapter one; first chapter
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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 surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
long time; long interval; for quite some time
national road; national highway
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn