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
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
time; hour; period; class
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
instant; moment; for an instant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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 break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to lose sight of; to miss
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to take a breath; to take a short rest
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease