chapter one; first chapter
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
short stay; temporary care
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
educational institution; school; academy; campus
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
town; city; municipal; urban
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend