chapter one; first chapter
dark night; moonless night
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
instability; insecurity; crankiness
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
business discussion; negotiation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")