chapter one; first chapter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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 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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
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)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if it is the case that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
body; physical system; (the) person
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
something like ...; something called ...