chapter one; first chapter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
caller; visitor; company; guest
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...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that day; the very same day
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
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
inn town; post town; post-station town
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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)