chapter one; first chapter
very young; little; childish; immature
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
three times; thrice; third (interval)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
relation; connection; relevance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
legendary beast; magical beast
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 play a leading role; to play a central part
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine