chapter one; first chapter
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
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
inn town; post town; post-station town
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
tenth day of the month; ten days
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
by means of; due to; because of; according to
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
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)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
patriarch; head of a family
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such ... as; or some such
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
of course; certainly; naturally
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
reopening; resumption; restarting