chapter one; first chapter
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
that is to say; so that means
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
natural virtue; personal virtue
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
meaning; significance; sense
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
self-consciousness; self-awareness
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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.
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
knowing only too well; being fully aware of