chapter one; first chapter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
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
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inn town; post town; post-station town
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
contract; compact; agreement
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
ten; 10; ten years of age
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues