chapter one; first chapter
not yet known; unknown; strange
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
done; just done; just finished
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
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inn town; post town; post-station town
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
food storage; provision store; pantry
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally