chapter one; first chapter
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then