chapter one; first chapter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
corridor; hallway; passageway
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.
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
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.)