chapter one; first chapter
turmoil; chaos; confusion
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
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
celebratory banquet; feast
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sixth day of the month; six days
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one's way back; one's way home
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work