chapter one; first chapter
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
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
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be discouraged; to shrink from
that day; the very same day
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication