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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
moisture; humidity; dampness
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 contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in deep black; in jet black
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
rising; ascending; climbing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to feel; to sense; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
observation; survey; watching
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to