chapter one; first chapter
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
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
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
older brother; elder brother
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
Reinhard; Reinhardt; Reinhart
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
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
young person; inexperienced person; novice
reason; cause; circumstances
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
equality; impartiality; evenness
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to help each other; to cooperate
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)