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; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to face; to go towards; to head towards
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
royal capital; imperial capital
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed