preface; foreword; introduction
very young; little; childish; immature
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
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.
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
in the town; in the street
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
bookbinding; binding (a book)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
first day of the month; the first of the month
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
(paper) stencil; stereotype; papier-mâché mold (mould)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
press; print shop; printing office
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
emphasizes direct object of action
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)