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
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
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 ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
people; men and women; each person; everybody
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift