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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
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 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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fourth day of the month; four days
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
inn town; post town; post-station town
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to begin; to set about; to start