chapter one; first chapter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
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 bring; to take; to bring about
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to take over; to hand over
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
time; hour; period; class
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river