chapter one; first chapter
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to pile up; to accumulate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one of these days; someday; one day
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
until now; so far; up to the present
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how long; how much; to what extent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to feel; to sense; to experience