chapter one; first chapter
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
front; frontage; facade; main
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
good feeling; feeling good
in that way; thus; so; so?
to breathe while sleeping
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do