chapter one; first chapter
mutation; change; transition
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
fifth day of the month; five days
that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
fourth day of the month; four days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to steal or sneak or slip into
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question