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
pride; boast; credit (to)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
celebratory banquet; feast
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.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inn town; post town; post-station town
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
even though; despite; when
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you