chapter one; first chapter
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
cartoon-character costume
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation